Cost of living comparison
Miami is 63.3% more expensive than Essen.
If you lived in Miami instead of Essen, you would:
pay 21.1% more for restaurants
Essen
|
Miami
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
€9.44
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
€2.55
|
$2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$1.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Essen
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.27
|
$6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
€3.85
|
$4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.07
€2.86
|
$4.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
€3.22
|
$7.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$2.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
Essen
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.22
€7.64
|
$3.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.79
|
$111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
$25,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.99
€20.42
|
$15.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Essen
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.23
€38.29
|
$64.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$791.60
€735.12
|
$2,676.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$483.76
€449.24
|
$1,929.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.18
€172.89
|
$120.39
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Essen
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.84
€296.09
|
$1,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,214.39
€10,414.24
|
$21,485.71
|
|
pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports
Essen
|
Miami
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$4.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.80
€24.89
|
$52.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.44
€9.70
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Essen
|
Miami
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.15
€83.72
|
$47.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.97
€51.05
|
$42.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.83
€77.85
|
$79.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.19
€109.76
|
$102.69
|
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