Essen vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$642
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$3694
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
587K
2.1M

The cost of living in Essen is 38% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3925th and 964th ($1519 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 1.5 months in Paris. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 23rd and 34th 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
$16.8
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$19577

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Cities near Essen

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

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506