Essen vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$666
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1300
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
96
70
🏙️ Population
587K
1.41M

The cost of living in Essen is 28% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3903rd and 4743rd ($1516 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th 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 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 24th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$5508

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987