Essen vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$789
🏠 One person rent
$759
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$106
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
41
😀 Quality of life
95
17
🏙️ Population
579K
908K

The cost of living in Essen is 199% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 3358th and 8460th ($1519 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Owerri. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 32nd and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
17.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$698

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265