Essen vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2321
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1411
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1516
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$84.7
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
41
😀 Quality of life
95
11
🏙️ Population
585K
908K

The cost of living in Essen is 10% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 3595th and 2936th ($1525 vs $1686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 31st and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$15.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$23.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
17.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$8.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$0.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$2.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$7.13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$12.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$1444

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$906
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$638
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1036
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$651
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$469
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$886
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$374
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$537
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$658
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$812
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$635
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$933
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$655
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$710
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1368
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$714
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$774
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$704
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$794
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1262
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1133
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$699
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1019
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$787
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$710
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1201
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$755
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$764
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$757
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$377
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$878
577 km or 358 mi Save
$644
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$879
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$617
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$735
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$621