Essen vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1061
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2581
🏠 One person rent
$642
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$766
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1821
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
82
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
587K
1.08M

The cost of living in Essen is 43% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 3925th and 5145th ($1519 vs $1061) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 13th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.7 months in Yongin. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 23rd and 2718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Yongin

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Essen Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$10990
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$5626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$76.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$14956

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Yongin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi Osan
$1019
18 km or 11 mi Suwon
$985
20 km or 12 mi Gwangju
$1179
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1313
22 km or 14 mi Icheon
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Seongnam
$1455
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1022
26 km or 16 mi Anseong
$1016
27 km or 17 mi Gunpo
$1053
28 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1031
29 km or 18 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$943
34 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1152
35 km or 22 mi Ansan
$1001
39 km or 24 mi Hwaseong
$1045
39 km or 24 mi Yeoju
$1033
40 km or 25 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
40 km or 25 mi Guri
$1089
42 km or 26 mi Seoul
$1296
45 km or 28 mi Namyangju
$1094
47 km or 29 mi Bucheon
$1090
48 km or 30 mi Cheonan
$1128
55 km or 34 mi Incheon
$1032
57 km or 35 mi Goyang
$1052
59 km or 37 mi Uijeongbu
$868
61 km or 38 mi Gimpo
$1040
63 km or 39 mi Yangju
$894
63 km or 39 mi Dangjin
$952
65 km or 40 mi Wonju
$1062
71 km or 44 mi Chungju
$852
71 km or 44 mi Cheongju
$865
73 km or 45 mi Pocheon
$982
74 km or 46 mi Paju
$1010
76 km or 47 mi Dongducheon
$977
84 km or 52 mi Seosan
$917
84 km or 52 mi Sejong
$971
85 km or 53 mi Chuncheon
$819
87 km or 54 mi Gongju
$1009
90 km or 56 mi Jecheon
$993
99 km or 62 mi Kaesong
$1557