Essen vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$682
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
96
41
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
587K
2.43M

The cost of living in Essen is 41% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 3860th and 5028th ($1561 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 4th 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 months in Mecca. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 17th and 6123rd 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
$17
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$4622

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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

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514