Essen vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$642
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$2284
😷 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 7% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3925th and 3485th ($1519 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 23rd and 899th 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
$16.8
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$10912

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459