Essen vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Prague | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Essen is 5% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 3685th and 3363rd ($1443 vs $1513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 1.2 months in Prague. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 33rd 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Essen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi |  Gelsenkirchen | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Mulheim | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Bottrop | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Oberhausen | |
| 12 km or 7.8 mi | Velbert | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Hattingen | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Heiligenhaus | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duisburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Herten | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wulfrath | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Ratingen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Witten | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mettmann | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Dinslaken | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Dorsten | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Marl | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Erkrath | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Moers | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Wetter | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Voerde | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Haan | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Dusseldorf | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Herdecke | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Rheinberg | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Hilden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Neukirchen-Vluyn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Waltrop | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Solingen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Datteln |
Cities near Prague
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 km or 0.7 mi |  Smichov | |
| 3.3 km or 2.1 mi | Zizkov | |
| 4.2 km or 2.6 mi | Brevnov | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Kladno | |
| 51 km or 31 mi | Mlada Boleslav | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Pribram | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Litomerice | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Kolin | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Ceska Lipa | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Usti nad Labem | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Most | |
| 75 km or 46 mi | Teplice | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Tabor | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Decin | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Litvinov | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Chomutov | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Plzen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Pisek | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Liberec | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Jablonec nad Nisou | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Zittau | |
| 97 km or 61 mi | Pardubice | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Strakonice | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Havlickuv Brod | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Chrudim | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Hradec Kralove | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Pirna | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Klatovy | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Karlovy Vary | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Jihlava | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Annaberg-Buchholz | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Freital | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Dresden | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Trutnov | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Freiberg | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Bautzen | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Ceske Budejovice | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Radebeul | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Gorlitz | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Sokolov |
