Essen vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$4558
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1171
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1789
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$3472
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
579K
681K

The cost of living in Essen is 23% less expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 3358th and 1871st ($1519 vs $1969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1610th 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Oklahoma City ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$5.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1067
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$890
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$3846
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1752
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$5.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$9.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$77.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$21847

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Del
$1956
14 km or 8.6 mi Midwest
$1943
17 km or 10 mi Moore
$2049
19 km or 12 mi Yukon
$1880
20 km or 12 mi Mustang
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Edmond
$1604
31 km or 19 mi Norman
$2144
57 km or 35 mi Shawnee
$1916
83 km or 51 mi Stillwater
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Enid
$1827
114 km or 71 mi Duncan
$1890
126 km or 78 mi Lawton
$1807
142 km or 88 mi Sapulpa
$1773
143 km or 89 mi Ponca
$1728
149 km or 93 mi Ardmore
$1912
159 km or 99 mi Bixby
$1777
161 km or 100 mi Tulsa
$1695
170 km or 105 mi Broken Arrow
$1771
178 km or 111 mi Owasso
$1777
196 km or 122 mi Claremore
$1765
198 km or 123 mi Wichita Falls
$1652
198 km or 123 mi Muskogee
$1647
200 km or 124 mi Bartlesville
$1762
212 km or 132 mi Denison
$2194
222 km or 138 mi Sherman
$2208
231 km or 144 mi Derby
$1820
246 km or 153 mi Wichita
$1774
255 km or 158 mi Denton
$2119
263 km or 164 mi Corinth
$2111
264 km or 164 mi Little Elm
$2200
267 km or 166 mi McKinney
$2431
269 km or 167 mi Frisco
$2384
272 km or 169 mi Paris
$2127
273 km or 169 mi The Colony
$2235
276 km or 171 mi Flower Mound
$1982
276 km or 172 mi Lewisville
$1804
277 km or 172 mi Allen
$2467
280 km or 174 mi Plano
$2516
281 km or 175 mi Siloam Springs
$1944
283 km or 176 mi Carrollton
$2157