Essen vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$759
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
579K
1.86M

The cost of living in Essen is 4% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 3358th and 3564th ($1519 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st in Germany and Poland, respectively. Check Germany vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 32nd and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Warsaw

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Essen Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$11854

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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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385