Essen vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$759
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$733
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
579K
5.38M

The cost of living in Essen is 87% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3358th and 6353rd ($1519 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 32nd and 4239th 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
$12.5
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$6504

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Cities near Essen

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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438