Essen vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$681
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$3361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
585K
662K

The cost of living in Essen is 42% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3595th and 512th ($1525 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1st 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 Vancouver. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 31st and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.41
🧅 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
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$16245

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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
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743