Essen vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$5408
🏠 One person rent
$690
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$2344
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$3141
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
94
93
🏙️ Population
587K
2.79M

The cost of living in Essen is 41% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3685th and 861st ($1443 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 4th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 33rd and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$17118

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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$2267
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$2370
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$2447
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$2291
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$1946
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$2142
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$2432
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1966
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$1554
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$2185
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$2019
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$1846
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$2017
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$1861
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$1771
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$1888
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$1899
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$1554
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2009
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2021
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2089
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1849
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1783
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2056
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1977
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2183
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2056
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2145
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$1910
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2082
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$1990
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2101
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2100
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1680
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$2097
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$2081
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2095