Essen vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Essen	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1443	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3513	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$690	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1216	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2980	$1728
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	15
😀 Quality of life	94	47
🏙️ Population	587K	886K

The cost of living in Essen is 34% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 3685th and 4967th ($1443 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 33rd and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Tabuk

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	Essen	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1177	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$833	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3401	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.43	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8902	$8574

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028