Essen vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$5380
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1126
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1917
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$3705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
587K
2.03M

The cost of living in Essen is 29% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3860th and 1464th ($1561 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Austria, respectively. Check Germany vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 17th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Vienna

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Essen Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1898
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1561
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1451
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1114
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1180
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1284
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1335
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$875
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$930
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1639
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1527
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$1036
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1153
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1278
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1391
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1196
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1312
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1133
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1291
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1708
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1683
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1404
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1247
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1869
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1818
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1787
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$989