Essen vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$666
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$2219
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
587K
2.75M

The cost of living in Essen is 25% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3903rd and 1942nd ($1516 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 2nd in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 24th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Rome

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Essen Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$10916

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323