Essen vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$3155
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
579K
2.15M

The cost of living in Essen is 32% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3358th and 1216th ($1519 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 2nd 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 32nd and 33rd 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
$12.5
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$16502

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Cities near Essen

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

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381