Essen vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Essen Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2120
🏠 One person rent
$681
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1723
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
15
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
585K
886K

The cost of living in Essen is 54% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 3595th and 5787th ($1525 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 5th 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 31st and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Essen vs Tabuk infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Essen vs Tabuk

Prices for goods and services in Essen and Tabuk are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Essen Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.05
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$4277

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Tabuk

Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$694
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$393
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1536
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$777
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$879
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$640
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$278
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$294
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$707
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$1657
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1651
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1372
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1607
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1632
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$847
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$721
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$1713
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$934
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$806
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1727
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2037
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1004
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$609
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$952
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1671
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$692
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$1775
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$1741
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2115
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$1815
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$1768
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$303
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881