Essen vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$4559
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1946
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$3734
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
579K
548K

The cost of living in Essen is 19% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 3358th and 2098th ($1519 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 23rd in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 2 months in The Hague. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 32nd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$8049

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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

Cities near The Hague

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2205
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2013
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2135
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2465
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2092
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2545
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2055
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$1894
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1832
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$1939
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2001
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1822
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$1647
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$1981
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1833
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1919
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1965
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1841
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1818
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1756
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1796
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1376
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1650
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1631
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1909
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1539