Essen vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$666
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$4008
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
96
100
🏙️ Population
587K
5.45M

The cost of living in Essen is 43% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3903rd and 649th ($1516 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 24th 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
$16.2
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$19140

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710