Essen vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$3414
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
585K
2.15M

The cost of living in Essen is 35% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3595th and 998th ($1525 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1st in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 31st and 22nd 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
$13.6
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$18941

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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

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395