Essen vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2630
🏠 One person rent
$682
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2320
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
587K
1.23M

The cost of living in Essen is 52% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 3860th and 5440th ($1561 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 36th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 2.3 months in Suwon. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 17th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Suwon

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Essen Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$11113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$6701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$7.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$12755

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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 Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$988
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$1044
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1292
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1102
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1425
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1076
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1179
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1167
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1363
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1162
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1117
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1057
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1134
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1046
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1120
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1092
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$913
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1121
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$984
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1053
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$937
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1049
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$1007
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$986
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1073
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$903
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1563
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$892
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$867
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$986
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1019
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1015