Essen vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$4625
🏠 One person rent
$690
$1124
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$3476
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
94
93
🏙️ Population
587K
633K

The cost of living in Essen is 26% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 3685th and 1961st ($1443 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 5th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 5th vs 9th best cities to live in Germany, and 33rd vs 63rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$4.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$15338

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1670
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1661
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1637
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1650
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1542
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1633
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1625
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1610
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1618
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1837
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1436
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1623
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1529
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1619
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1205
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1696
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1609
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1599
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1668
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1599
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1530
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1596
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1647
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1618
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1581