Essen vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1870
🏠 One person rent
$682
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$566
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$354
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
587K
573K

The cost of living in Essen is 102% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 3860th and 6865th ($1561 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 3rd in Germany and Morocco, respectively. Check Germany vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 17th and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Rabat

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Essen Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$5.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$7353

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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 Rabat

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$598
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$671
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$612
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$732
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$953
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$589
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$513
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$610
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$558
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$482
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$881
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$577
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1394
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1340
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$1041
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1212
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1560
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$769
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1497
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$539
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1625
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1935
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1003
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1537
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1490
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1471
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1551
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1614
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1563
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1275
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1337
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1307
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1581
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$1979
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1727