Essen vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$759
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1997
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
45
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
579K
4.7M

The cost of living in Essen is 38% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 3358th and 4731st ($1519 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Jeddah. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 32nd and 1616th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$2.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$6667

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1032
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470