Essen vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
585K
1.38M

The cost of living in Essen is 7% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 3595th and 3084th ($1525 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 2nd 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 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 31st and 292nd 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
$13.6
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$12545

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141