Essen vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$6700
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$3002
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$4145
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
95
98
🏙️ Population
587K
5.45M

The cost of living in Essen is 45% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3860th and 348th ($1561 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 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 17th and 2nd 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
$17
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2379
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2482
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2050
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1710
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1997
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1699
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1821
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1477
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2223
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1867
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1288
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1824
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1815
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2703
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1979
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2528
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2352
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1896
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1860
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1487
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1766
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1894
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1813
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1798
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1829
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2496
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1928
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1906
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2269
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1822
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1988
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2217
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1604
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1864