Essen vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$666
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
96
64
🏙️ Population
587K
1.47M

The cost of living in Essen is 58% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 3903rd and 5881st ($1516 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 6th in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 24th and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$7319

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617