Essen vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$642
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$3517
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
587K
2.79M

The cost of living in Essen is 37% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3925th and 1059th ($1519 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 23rd and 46th 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
$16.8
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$22670

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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

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053