Essen vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$4180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
587K
664K

The cost of living in Essen is 41% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3860th and 676th ($1561 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 7th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 17th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Rotterdam

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Essen Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$13439

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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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727