Essen vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$682
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
23
😀 Quality of life
95
69
🏙️ Population
587K
1.41M

The cost of living in Essen is 34% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3860th and 4849th ($1561 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 2.2 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 17th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Medina

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Essen Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$5515

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010