Essen vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2307
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
587K
1.4M

The cost of living in Essen is 18% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 3860th and 2387th ($1561 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Germany vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 17th and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Prague

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Essen Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$17389

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383