Essen vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2274
🏠 One person rent
$690
$1321
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$1431
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$52.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$84.4
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
42
😀 Quality of life
94
11
🏙️ Population
587K
908K

The cost of living in Essen is 10% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 3685th and 3008th ($1443 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 1st in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.1 months in Owerri. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 33rd and 9183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$2146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$1199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$16.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$1007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$0.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$1.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$7.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$1.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$13
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$1390

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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

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$883
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$621
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$805
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$972
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$679
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$462
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$881
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$384
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$558
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$651
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$741
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$634
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$764
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$601
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$655
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1265
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$553
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$779
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$695
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$555
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1502
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$776
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1113
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$677
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$535
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1030
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$743
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$670
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1121
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$709
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$747
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$820
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$371
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$900
577 km or 358 mi Save
$613
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$900
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$590
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$759
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$526