Essen vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Stuttgart | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Essen is 13% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 3358th and 2481st ($1519 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 30th 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 4th vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 32nd vs 47th among the best cities to live in the world.
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| Essen | Stuttgart | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Essen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi |  Gelsenkirchen | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Mulheim | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Bottrop | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Oberhausen | |
| 12 km or 7.8 mi | Velbert | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Hattingen | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Heiligenhaus | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duisburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Herten | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wulfrath | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Ratingen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Witten | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mettmann | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Dinslaken | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Dorsten | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Marl | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Erkrath | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Moers | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Wetter | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Voerde | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Haan | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Dusseldorf | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Herdecke | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Rheinberg | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Hilden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Neukirchen-Vluyn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Waltrop | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Solingen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Datteln |
Cities near Stuttgart
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Fellbach | |
| 8.6 km or 5.4 mi | Ostfildern | |
| 9.3 km or 5.8 mi | Kornwestheim | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Leinfelden-Echterdingen | |
| 9.9 km or 6.1 mi | Ditzingen | |
| 11 km or 6.6 mi | Esslingen am Neckar | |
| 12 km or 7.4 mi | Waiblingen | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Leonberg | |
| 13 km or 7.8 mi | Filderstadt | |
| 13 km or 7.8 mi | Remseck | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Ludwigsburg | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Weinstadt | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Sindelfingen | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Boblingen | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Winnenden | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Nurtingen | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Bietigheim-Bissingen | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Vaihingen an der Enz | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Kirchheim unter Teck | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Schorndorf | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Backnang | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Metzingen | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Tubingen | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Herrenberg | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Muhlacker | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Reutlingen | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Calw | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Goppingen | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Pforzheim | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Rottenburg am Neckar | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Eislingen | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Heilbronn | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Nagold | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Mossingen | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Eppingen | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Bretten | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Schwabisch Gmund | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Neckarsulm | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Geislingen an der Steige | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Horb am Neckar |