Essen vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1966
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1259
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$214
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$56.8
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
41
😀 Quality of life
95
21
🏙️ Population
587K
908K

The cost of living in Essen is 0.4% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 3860th and 3883rd ($1561 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Nigeria, respectively. Check Germany vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0 months in Owerri. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Owerri ranked 18th in Nigeria, while ranked 17th and 9121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Owerri

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Essen Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$1421
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
17.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$8.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$1.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$1493

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$849
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$601
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$922
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$618
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$587
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$878
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$386
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$655
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$594
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1344
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$578
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$834
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$641
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$750
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1254
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$687
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$775
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$659
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$750
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1551
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1022
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$665
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$538
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1017
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$785
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$741
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1239
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$796
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$668
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$830
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$353
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1042
577 km or 358 mi Save
$650
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1042
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$612
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$750
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$584