Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 24.9% more expensive than Essen.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Essen, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
Essen
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
€13.44
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
€2.42
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Essen
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.90
€6.34
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.21
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.75
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Essen
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.59
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.78
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$56.32
€51.76
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 18.1% more for housing
Essen
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.81
€44.86
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.83
€717.70
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$651.15
€598.50
|
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$264.26
€242.89
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Essen
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$430.22
€395.43
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,139.87
€8,400.91
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
Essen
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.05
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.24
€34.23
|
$43.82
£34.49
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.46
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
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pay 24.2% less for clothing
Essen
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.52
€88.72
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.64
€53.90
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.79
€97.24
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.99
€123.16
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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