Essen vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$642
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1083
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
41
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
587K
2.43M

The cost of living in Essen is 47% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 3925th and 5338th ($1519 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 6th 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 1.1 months in Mecca. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 23rd and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Mecca

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Essen Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$4518

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497