Essen vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Essen	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1443	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3513	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$690	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$1216	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2980	$4141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	75
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	587K	486K

The cost of living in Essen is 30% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 3685th and 1666th ($1443 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Omaha

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	Essen	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1177	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$833	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3401	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.43	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.3	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8902	$24732

Cost of living in other countries

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979