Essen vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$4714
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1055
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$616
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$3644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
587K
681K

The cost of living in Essen is 19% less expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 3860th and 2320th ($1561 vs $1922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1744th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.9 months in Oklahoma City. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Oklahoma City ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 17th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Oklahoma City

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Essen Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$6.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$769
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$84.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$9.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$95.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$1590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$25219

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Del
$1955
14 km or 8.6 mi Midwest
$1941
17 km or 10 mi Moore
$2011
19 km or 12 mi Yukon
$1883
20 km or 12 mi Mustang
$1947
20 km or 13 mi Edmond
$1758
31 km or 19 mi Norman
$2039
57 km or 35 mi Shawnee
$1865
83 km or 51 mi Stillwater
$1850
107 km or 66 mi Enid
$1838
114 km or 71 mi Duncan
$1853
126 km or 78 mi Lawton
$1652
142 km or 88 mi Sapulpa
$1903
143 km or 89 mi Ponca
$1571
149 km or 93 mi Ardmore
$1860
159 km or 99 mi Bixby
$1894
161 km or 100 mi Tulsa
$1876
170 km or 105 mi Broken Arrow
$1884
178 km or 111 mi Owasso
$1833
196 km or 122 mi Claremore
$1842
198 km or 123 mi Wichita Falls
$1581
198 km or 123 mi Muskogee
$1536
200 km or 124 mi Bartlesville
$1762
212 km or 132 mi Denison
$2214
222 km or 138 mi Sherman
$2249
231 km or 144 mi Derby
$1860
246 km or 153 mi Wichita
$1820
255 km or 158 mi Denton
$1979
263 km or 164 mi Corinth
$2177
264 km or 164 mi Little Elm
$2225
267 km or 166 mi McKinney
$2285
269 km or 167 mi Frisco
$2393
272 km or 169 mi Paris
$2115
273 km or 169 mi The Colony
$2233
276 km or 171 mi Flower Mound
$2135
276 km or 172 mi Lewisville
$2076
277 km or 172 mi Allen
$2293
280 km or 174 mi Plano
$2127
281 km or 175 mi Siloam Springs
$2034
283 km or 176 mi Carrollton
$2188