Essen vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
86
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
585K
2.79M

The cost of living in Essen is 41% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3595th and 656th ($1525 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 31st and 52nd 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
$13.6
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$18156

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085