Essen vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$4813
🏠 One person rent
$642
$1082
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1874
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$4366
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
587K
633K

The cost of living in Essen is 25% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 3925th and 1987th ($1519 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 8th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 3rd vs 5th best cities to live in Germany, and 23rd vs 33rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Stuttgart

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Essen Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$6.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$67
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$18116

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1794
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1788
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1777
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1769
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1724
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1774
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1764
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1772
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1817
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1896
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1660
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1893
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1717
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1740
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1521
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1801
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1735
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1807
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1747
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1803
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1773
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1735
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1719
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1771
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1726
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1733