Essen vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$3016
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
579K
662K

The cost of living in Essen is 41% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3358th and 587th ($1519 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 32nd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$14942

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758