Essen vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1234
🏠 One person rent
$759
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$25.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$302
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
50
😀 Quality of life
95
59
🏙️ Population
579K
603K

The cost of living in Essen is 196% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 3358th and 8410th ($1519 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 2nd in Germany and Tunisia, respectively. Check Germany vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 32nd and 5486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$3.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$0.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$770
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$2829

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Tunis

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi Aryanah
$466
15 km or 9.6 mi La Marsa
$596
59 km or 37 mi Bizerte
$355
63 km or 39 mi Nabeul
$418
115 km or 71 mi Sousse
$423
124 km or 77 mi Kairouan
$433
207 km or 129 mi Souk Ahras
$371
215 km or 134 mi Annaba
$500
228 km or 142 mi Marsala
$1050
235 km or 146 mi Sfax
$435
242 km or 150 mi Tebessa
$474
247 km or 153 mi Trapani
$979
282 km or 175 mi Quartu Sant'Elena
$1450
284 km or 177 mi Cagliari
$1528
292 km or 181 mi Skikda
$426
294 km or 182 mi Gafsa
$390
307 km or 191 mi Agrigento
$983
317 km or 197 mi Palermo
$1150
322 km or 200 mi Constantine
$518
325 km or 202 mi Gabes
$328
363 km or 226 mi Gela
$927
375 km or 233 mi Niscemi
$1027
386 km or 240 mi Batna
$394
390 km or 242 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
393 km or 244 mi Jijel
$476
394 km or 245 mi Mosta
$1338
394 km or 245 mi Naxxar
$1469
397 km or 247 mi Birkirkara
$1524
397 km or 247 mi San Gwann
$1608
398 km or 247 mi Nuoro
$1377
399 km or 248 mi Gzira
$1708
400 km or 248 mi Sliema
$1670
401 km or 249 mi Valletta
$1657
404 km or 251 mi Zabbar
$1278
405 km or 252 mi Ragusa
$1120
407 km or 253 mi Marsaskala
$1372
408 km or 253 mi El Eulma
$418
432 km or 268 mi Setif
$372
442 km or 275 mi Catania
$1163
448 km or 278 mi Alghero
$1291