Essen vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$681
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
585K
5.38M

The cost of living in Essen is 74% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3595th and 6204th ($1525 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 2nd in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 31st and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Saint Petersburg

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Essen Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$6847

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525