Essen vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$4680
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1135
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$574
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$3526
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
585K
681K

The cost of living in Essen is 22% less expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 3595th and 1978th ($1525 vs $1961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1639th 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 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Oklahoma City. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Oklahoma City ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 31st and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$67.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$5.93
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$6.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1026
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$80.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1625
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$9.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$21746

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Del
$1953
14 km or 8.6 mi Midwest
$1919
17 km or 10 mi Moore
$2045
19 km or 12 mi Yukon
$1864
20 km or 12 mi Mustang
$1931
20 km or 13 mi Edmond
$1580
31 km or 19 mi Norman
$2179
57 km or 35 mi Shawnee
$1909
83 km or 51 mi Stillwater
$1755
107 km or 66 mi Enid
$1832
114 km or 71 mi Duncan
$1832
126 km or 78 mi Lawton
$1651
142 km or 88 mi Sapulpa
$1854
143 km or 89 mi Ponca
$1685
149 km or 93 mi Ardmore
$1896
159 km or 99 mi Bixby
$1840
161 km or 100 mi Tulsa
$1835
170 km or 105 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
178 km or 111 mi Owasso
$1732
196 km or 122 mi Claremore
$1772
198 km or 123 mi Wichita Falls
$1721
198 km or 123 mi Muskogee
$1510
200 km or 124 mi Bartlesville
$1841
212 km or 132 mi Denison
$2229
222 km or 138 mi Sherman
$2245
231 km or 144 mi Derby
$1843
246 km or 153 mi Wichita
$1817
255 km or 158 mi Denton
$2071
263 km or 164 mi Corinth
$2196
264 km or 164 mi Little Elm
$2284
267 km or 166 mi McKinney
$2452
269 km or 167 mi Frisco
$2602
272 km or 169 mi Paris
$2110
273 km or 169 mi The Colony
$2336
276 km or 171 mi Flower Mound
$2140
276 km or 172 mi Lewisville
$2102
277 km or 172 mi Allen
$2411
280 km or 174 mi Plano
$2506
281 km or 175 mi Siloam Springs
$2017
283 km or 176 mi Carrollton
$2236