Aleppo vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$129
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$209
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$68.5
$3571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
16
95
😀 Quality of life
21
96
🏙️ Population
2M
587K

The cost of living in Aleppo is 65% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8418th and 3903rd ($535 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 529th in Syria and Germany, respectively. Check Syria vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Aleppo compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Aleppo ranked 3rd best city to live in Syria vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 9087th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Aleppo vs Essen

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Aleppo Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.73
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.07
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.5
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$0.95
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.6
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.2
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$149
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.74%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$807
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$295
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.03
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.8
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.87
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3139
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$619
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$543
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$600
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$544
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$659
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$602
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$591
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$530
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$647
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$612
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$438
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$337
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$441
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$599
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$550
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$402
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$483
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$625
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$662
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$623
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$791
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$693
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$724
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$787
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$820
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$610
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$627
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$1028
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$930
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$781
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$754
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1261
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$587
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$671
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$696
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$690
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1376

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575