Essen vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2848
🏠 One person rent
$682
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2099
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
587K
4.7M

The cost of living in Essen is 29% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 3860th and 4757th ($1561 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 2nd in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 17th and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Jeddah

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Essen Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$7655

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1107
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494