Essen vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2301
🏠 One person rent
$759
$327
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$434
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
12
😀 Quality of life
95
34
🏙️ Population
579K
14.7K

The cost of living in Essen is 82% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 3358th and 6260th ($1519 vs $834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 2nd in Germany and Dominica, respectively. Check Germany vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 32nd and 7938th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$9.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$4.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$3360

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$1168
84 km or 52 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
86 km or 53 mi Basse-Terre
$1576
102 km or 63 mi Petit-Bourg
$1570
103 km or 64 mi Sainte-Anne
$1570
109 km or 68 mi Les Abymes
$1561
110 km or 68 mi Baie-Mahault
$1579
115 km or 71 mi Le Moule
$1575
149 km or 93 mi Castries
$1108
181 km or 112 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
199 km or 124 mi All Saints
$1074
208 km or 129 mi St. John's
$1076
226 km or 140 mi Georgetown
$993
238 km or 148 mi Kingstown
$1008
265 km or 165 mi Basseterre
$1212
270 km or 168 mi Cayon
$1214
301 km or 187 mi Holetown
$1294
310 km or 193 mi Bridgetown
$1353
351 km or 218 mi Philipsburg
$1857
355 km or 220 mi Grenville
$1069
364 km or 226 mi St. George's
$1069
449 km or 279 mi Saint Croix
$2446
463 km or 288 mi Scarborough
$1099
490 km or 304 mi Road Town
$2309
509 km or 316 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2185
515 km or 320 mi Port of Spain
$1218
517 km or 321 mi San Juan
$1217
532 km or 331 mi Chaguanas
$1053
546 km or 339 mi La Asuncion
$666
552 km or 343 mi Porlamar
$654
552 km or 343 mi Carupano
$710
558 km or 347 mi San Fernando
$898
565 km or 351 mi Fajardo
$1503
566 km or 352 mi Naguabo
$1651
568 km or 353 mi Yabucoa
$1596
569 km or 354 mi Humacao
$1578
575 km or 357 mi Las Piedras
$1468
584 km or 363 mi Rio Grande
$1611
588 km or 365 mi Guayama
$1523
589 km or 366 mi Gurabo
$1172