Essen vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$666
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$4609
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
89
😀 Quality of life
96
98
🏙️ Population
587K
5.87M

The cost of living in Essen is 53% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 3903rd and 109th ($1516 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Singapore, respectively. Check Germany vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 24th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Singapore City

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Essen Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$29519

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$789
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$542
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$788
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$771
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$689
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$643
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$503
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$552
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$584
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$609
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$789
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$681
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$444
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$704
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$598
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$654
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$864
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$657
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$390
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$411
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$420
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$461
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$701
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$448
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$754
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$653