Essen vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$682
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$560
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$478
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
12
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
587K
16.6K

The cost of living in Essen is 54% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 3860th and 5567th ($1561 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 2nd in Germany and Dominica, respectively. Check Germany vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 17th and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Roseau

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Essen Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$4478

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$1173
84 km or 52 mi Fort-de-France
$1812
86 km or 53 mi Basse-Terre
$1739
102 km or 63 mi Petit-Bourg
$1730
103 km or 64 mi Sainte-Anne
$1732
109 km or 68 mi Les Abymes
$1717
110 km or 68 mi Baie-Mahault
$1736
115 km or 71 mi Le Moule
$1733
149 km or 93 mi Castries
$1170
181 km or 112 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
199 km or 124 mi All Saints
$1166
208 km or 129 mi St. John's
$1145
226 km or 140 mi Georgetown
$989
238 km or 148 mi Kingstown
$995
265 km or 165 mi Basseterre
$1330
270 km or 168 mi Cayon
$1332
301 km or 187 mi Holetown
$1454
310 km or 193 mi Bridgetown
$1336
351 km or 218 mi Philipsburg
$2884
355 km or 220 mi Grenville
$1079
364 km or 226 mi St. George's
$1078
449 km or 279 mi Saint Croix
$2600
463 km or 288 mi Scarborough
$1136
490 km or 304 mi Road Town
$2293
509 km or 316 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2022
515 km or 320 mi Port of Spain
$1284
517 km or 321 mi San Juan
$1232
532 km or 331 mi Chaguanas
$1097
546 km or 339 mi La Asuncion
$641
552 km or 343 mi Porlamar
$610
552 km or 343 mi Carupano
$699
558 km or 347 mi San Fernando
$1010
565 km or 351 mi Fajardo
$1583
566 km or 352 mi Naguabo
$1683
568 km or 353 mi Yabucoa
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Humacao
$1299
575 km or 357 mi Las Piedras
$1667
584 km or 363 mi Rio Grande
$1716
588 km or 365 mi Guayama
$1572
589 km or 366 mi Gurabo
$1189