Essen vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$3648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
587K
2.79M

The cost of living in Essen is 37% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3860th and 897th ($1561 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 4th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 17th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Toronto

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Essen Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029