Essen vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$6392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
80
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
585K
737K

The cost of living in Essen is 48% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3595th and 206th ($1525 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 168th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 31st and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Seattle

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Essen Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$28179

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263