Cost of Living Estimator in Essen, Germany

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Eating lunch or dinner in restaurants: of the time

When eating in restaurants, you are choosing inexpensive restaurants: of the time

Drinking Coffee outside of your home:

Going out (cinema, nightlife, etc.):

Smoking (household overall): packs of cigarettes per day

Alcoholic beverages (consume):

At home, we are eating: food

Driving car:

Taking Taxi:

Paying for public transport tickets:

Sport Memberships:

Vacation and Travel:

Buying Clothing and Shoes :

Rent:

Number of your children going to kindergarten:

Number of your children going to the private school:

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Restaurants 646.86 €
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 15.00 € x 8.6800000 = 130.20 €
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 12.00 € x 3.7200000 = 44.64 €
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 60.00 € x 6.2000000 = 372.00 €
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 3.75 € x 1.5500000 = 5.81 €
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 3.75 € x 1.5500000 = 5.81 €
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 2.15 € x 4.6500000 = 10.00 €
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.66 € x 4.6500000 = 7.72 €
Cappuccino (regular) 2.85 € x 24.8000000 = 70.68 €
Going out 185.69 €
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 14.99 € x 8.4000000 = 125.92 €
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 3.75 € x 1.0500000 = 3.94 €
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 3.75 € x 1.0500000 = 3.94 €
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 2.15 € x 3.1500000 = 6.77 €
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.66 € x 3.1500000 = 5.23 €
Cappuccino (regular) 2.85 € x 14.0000000 = 39.90 €
Cigarettes 0.00 €
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 8.20 € x 0.0000000 = 0.00 €
Food at Home 1,273.52 €
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.23 € x 7.6433765 = 32.34 €
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.73 € x 31.8935027 = 55.22 €
Rice (white), (1 lb) 1.24 € x 25.5148021 = 31.63 €
Eggs (regular) (12) 3.12 € x 23.1466667 = 72.32 €
Local Cheese (1 lb) 5.79 € x 25.5148021 = 147.70 €
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 5.76 € x 38.2722032 = 220.35 €
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 8.14 € x 38.2722032 = 311.71 €
Apples (1 lb) 1.26 € x 76.5444064 = 96.35 €
Banana (1 lb) 0.71 € x 63.7870053 = 45.39 €
Oranges (1 lb) 0.95 € x 76.5444064 = 72.82 €
Tomato (1 lb) 1.90 € x 51.0296043 = 97.04 €
Potato (1 lb) 0.68 € x 51.0296043 = 34.75 €
Onion (1 lb) 0.69 € x 25.5148021 = 17.71 €
Lettuce (1 head) 1.65 € x 23.1466667 = 38.19 €
Drinks at Home 38.29 €
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 0.91 € x 5.1190476 = 4.68 €
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1.54 € x 1.0238095 = 1.58 €
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 5.99 € x 0.7678571 = 4.60 €
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.91 € x 30.0000000 = 27.43 €
Car and Gasoline 0.00 €
Gasoline (1 gallon) 6.65 € x 0.0000000 = 0.00 €
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 27,180.00 € x 0.0000000 = 0.00 €
Public Transport and Taxi 196.00 €
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 4.20 € x 0.0000000 = 0.00 €
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 4.35 € x 0.0000000 = 0.00 €
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 33.90 € x 0.0000000 = 0.00 €
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 3.20 € x 0.0000000 = 0.00 €
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 49.00 € x 4.0000000 = 196.00 €
Leisure and Sport Memberships 284.05 €
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 32.26 € x 4.0000000 = 129.05 €
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 38.75 € x 4.0000000 = 155.00 €
Vacation and Travel (Monthly Approximate Amount) 0.00 €
Utilities 478.46 €
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 318.98 € x 1.0000000 = 318.98 €
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 28.60 € x 4.0000000 = 114.42 €
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 45.06 € x 1.0000000 = 45.06 €
Clothing and Shoes 141.23 €
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 84.83 € x 0.4000000 = 33.93 €
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 51.80 € x 0.4000000 = 20.72 €
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 91.47 € x 0.4000000 = 36.59 €
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 124.97 € x 0.4000000 = 49.99 €
Rent 0.00 €
Childcare and School Fees 0.00 €
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 397.25 € x 0.0000000 = 0.00 €
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 8,439.50 € x 0.0000000 = 0.00 €
Other Goods and Services 225.09 €
Household Supplies, approximation using (Groceries index + 20) / 100.0 x 20EUR x 4 family members 70.21 €
Electronics, approximation using 30.0EUR * (household members + 1) formula 110.00 €
Other, approximation using Cost of Living Plus Rent Index 44.88 €
The overall estimate of monthly spending* 3,469.19 €

* Our estimator doesn't include insurance, health-related expenses, parking fees, or domestic help. It doesn't take into calculations income tax.

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