Essen vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2741
🏠 One person rent
$666
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
95
42
😀 Quality of life
96
57
🏙️ Population
587K
2.43M

The cost of living in Essen is 30% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 3903rd and 4793rd ($1516 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 3rd in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Mecca. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 24th and 6119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$4655

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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
$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

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1155
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$918
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1182
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$903
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$911
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$862
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$860
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$940
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$500
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$498
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$499
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$967
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$533
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$825
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1116
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$971
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$348
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1627
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$560
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$498
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1069
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$365
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$826
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$499
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$346
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$428
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$500
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$354
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$925
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$512
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$769
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$517
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$522