Essen vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$3743
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
95
98
🏙️ Population
579K
4.84M

The cost of living in Essen is 45% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3358th and 318th ($1519 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 32nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Sydney

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Essen Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$6.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$17934

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816