Aleppo vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$130
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$241
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$68.9
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
15
95
😀 Quality of life
25
95
🏙️ Population
2M
585K

The cost of living in Aleppo is 65% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8352nd and 3595th ($541 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 371st 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 2.1 months in Essen. Aleppo ranked 2nd best city to live in Syria vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 8564th and 31st 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
$2.99
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.5
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.48
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.6
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.6
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$189
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$157
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.85%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$696
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$294
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.01
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.79
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.7
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.9
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3123
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$534
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$516
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$527
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$535
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$450
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$473
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$596
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$522
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$510
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$523
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$450
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$433
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$427
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$576
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$540
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$462
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$479
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$560
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$567
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$580
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$705
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$651
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$689
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$708
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$789
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$600
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$948
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$857
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$662
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$637
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1165
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$605
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$672
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$625
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$618
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1331

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431