Essen vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$681
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
585K
1.41M

The cost of living in Essen is 79% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3595th and 6257th ($1525 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 31st and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$7706

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934