Essen vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$3832
🏠 One person rent
$642
$821
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1405
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$523
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$2188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
587K
458K

The cost of living in Essen is 5% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 3925th and 3619th ($1519 vs $1594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 1st in Germany and Estonia, respectively. Check Germany vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Tallinn. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 23rd and 357th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Tallinn

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Essen Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$6.43
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$5123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$25.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$7.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$10559

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1455
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1970
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$1974
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$1085
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1597
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1843
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1391
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1698
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1673
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1179
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1521
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1054
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1535
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1419
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1220
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1478
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1529
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1079
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1560
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1533
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1531
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1225
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1383
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1081
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$938
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1482
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1407
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1439
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1370
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1492