Essen vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1402
🏠 One person rent
$666
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$381
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
50
😀 Quality of life
96
64
🏙️ Population
587K
603K

The cost of living in Essen is 163% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 3903rd and 8012th ($1516 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 2nd in Germany and Tunisia, respectively. Check Germany vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 24th and 5428th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$55.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$3493

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Tunis

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi Aryanah
$529
15 km or 9.6 mi La Marsa
$607
59 km or 37 mi Bizerte
$375
63 km or 39 mi Nabeul
$487
115 km or 71 mi Sousse
$552
124 km or 77 mi Kairouan
$433
207 km or 129 mi Souk Ahras
$403
215 km or 134 mi Annaba
$504
228 km or 142 mi Marsala
$1141
235 km or 146 mi Sfax
$480
242 km or 150 mi Tebessa
$502
247 km or 153 mi Trapani
$1046
282 km or 175 mi Quartu Sant'Elena
$1504
284 km or 177 mi Cagliari
$1586
292 km or 181 mi Skikda
$522
294 km or 182 mi Gafsa
$409
307 km or 191 mi Agrigento
$1085
317 km or 197 mi Palermo
$1301
322 km or 200 mi Constantine
$520
325 km or 202 mi Gabes
$398
363 km or 226 mi Gela
$1161
375 km or 233 mi Niscemi
$1234
386 km or 240 mi Batna
$424
390 km or 242 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
393 km or 244 mi Jijel
$450
394 km or 245 mi Mosta
$1579
394 km or 245 mi Naxxar
$1666
397 km or 247 mi Birkirkara
$1720
397 km or 247 mi San Gwann
$1697
398 km or 247 mi Nuoro
$1454
399 km or 248 mi Gzira
$1739
400 km or 248 mi Sliema
$1951
401 km or 249 mi Valletta
$1770
404 km or 251 mi Zabbar
$1577
405 km or 252 mi Ragusa
$1271
407 km or 253 mi Marsaskala
$1471
408 km or 253 mi El Eulma
$419
432 km or 268 mi Setif
$353
442 km or 275 mi Catania
$1298
448 km or 278 mi Alghero
$1358