Essen vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$4878
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1179
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$2118
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$3356
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
585K
633K

The cost of living in Essen is 26% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 3595th and 1692nd ($1525 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 4th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 5th vs 14th best cities to live in Germany, and 31st vs 74th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$5.05
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$27.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$16244

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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

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1756
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1760
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1759
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1737
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1726
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1629
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1709
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1760
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1704
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1914
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1730
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1512
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1711
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1608
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1675
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1298
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1783
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1661
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1831
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1698
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1748
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1581
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1668
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1772
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1669
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1671