Essen vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$5111
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1224
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$2146
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$611
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$4075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
587K
633K

The cost of living in Essen is 28% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 3860th and 1578th ($1561 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 5th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 2nd vs 10th best cities to live in Germany, and 17th vs 50th 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
$17
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$18457

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1881
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1872
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1822
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1819
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1773
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1833
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1820
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1795
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1866
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$2012
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1858
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1692
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1915
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1756
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1767
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1555
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1890
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1771
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1862
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1812
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1883
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1806
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1770
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1767
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1819
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1784
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1792