Essen vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$642
$1077
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$935
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$76.3
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
41
😀 Quality of life
95
24
🏙️ Population
587K
908K

The cost of living in Essen is 11% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 3925th and 4388th ($1519 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 0.1 months in Owerri. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Owerri ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 23rd and 8997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$9.95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
14.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$3.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$1.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$36.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$773
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$591
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$795
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$559
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$564
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$786
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$373
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$627
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$531
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$488
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$821
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$627
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$738
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1156
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$699
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$670
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$575
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$759
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1375
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$658
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$946
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$639
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$518
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$995
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$692
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$768
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1209
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$830
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$666
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$760
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$323
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1011
577 km or 358 mi Save
$654
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1013
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$596
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$672
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$517