Essen vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$682
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
587K
7.01M

The cost of living in Essen is 4% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3860th and 3529th ($1561 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 17th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Riyadh

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Essen Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.33
🥤 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
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$9443

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487