Essen vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
587K
2.11M

The cost of living in Essen is 37% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3860th and 916th ($1561 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 17th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Paris

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Essen Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$17184

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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

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544