Cost of living comparison
Essen is 22.4% more expensive than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.2% more in Essen
- Groceries
-
pay 9.4% more in Essen
- Transportation
-
pay 53.0% more in Essen
- Housing
-
pay 12.7% more in Essen
- Childcare
-
pay 15.1% less in Essen
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.9% more in Essen
- Clothing
-
pay 44.4% more in Essen
The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Essen are more expensive than in Rome.
If you lived in Essen instead of Rome, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Essen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.40
|
$16.08
€14.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
$12.86
€11.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.00
|
$2.30
€2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.01
|
$1.78
€1.59
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Essen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.60
|
$2.05
€1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.27
|
$6.84
€6.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.55
|
$4.54
€4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.37
|
$3.35
€3.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.38
|
$6.17
€5.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.96
|
$1.34
€1.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.83
|
$0.76
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$1.02
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.98
|
$2.04
€1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.65
|
$0.73
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.74
€0.67
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
|
Rome
|
Essen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.40
|
$7.13
€6.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€33.61
|
$52.52
€47.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€24,004.57
|
$29,130.52
€26,097.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.36
|
$45.19
€40.48
|
|
pay 12.7% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Essen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€26.39
|
$48.29
€43.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,057.43
|
$688.32
€616.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€683.65
|
$551.55
€494.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€149.85
|
$261.43
€234.21
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Essen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€455.86
|
$425.76
€381.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,398.50
|
$9,045.14
€8,103.46
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Essen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.80
|
$4.02
€3.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.37
|
$3.05
€2.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.76
|
$8.79
€7.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€52.24
|
$36.43
€32.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.60
|
$16.07
€14.39
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Essen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€58.62
|
$90.92
€81.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.54
|
$55.52
€49.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€69.13
|
$98.03
€87.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€91.67
|
$133.93
€119.99
|
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