Essen vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$690
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$3146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
94
95
🏙️ Population
587K
2.15M

The cost of living in Essen is 36% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3685th and 1222nd ($1443 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 33rd and 25th 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
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$16193

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293