Essen vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$681
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
585K
1.99M

The cost of living in Essen is 169% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 3595th and 8124th ($1525 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 98th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 2.3 months in Urfa. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 31st and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$6.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$1501

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705