Essen vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$642
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$691
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1734
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
16
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
587K
886K

The cost of living in Essen is 47% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 3925th and 5290th ($1519 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 23rd and 6204th 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
$16.8
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$8604

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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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$818
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$429
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$2054
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$856
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$919
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$686
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$334
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$338
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$742
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$2014
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1933
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1810
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$2038
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$2060
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$1149
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$977
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$2145
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$1077
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$753
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$2133
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2663
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1032
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$862
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1205
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1845
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$538
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$2305
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$2201
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2465
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$2354
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$2336
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$288
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587