Cost of Living in Essen

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1525
$3787
🛋️ Without rent
$844
$2570
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$681
$1217
🍽️ Food
$499
$1319
🚐 Transport
$197
$555
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
😀 Quality of life
95
🏙️ Population
585K

The average cost of living in Essen is $1525, which is in the top 39% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 3595th out of 9294 in our global list, 371st out of 662 in Germany, and 65th out of 201 in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The median after-tax salary is $3234, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months. Ranked 31st (TOP 0.3%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 5th best city to live in Germany, and 4th most liveable city in North Rhine-Westphalia. With an estimated population of 585K, Essen is the 10th largest city in Germany.

✈️ Closest airport 25 km Dusseldorf Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 9.5 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 265 Ruhr University Bochum
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Prices in Essen

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380

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