Essen vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$759
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
579K
1.99M

The cost of living in Essen is 128% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 3358th and 7054th ($1519 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 14th 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 2.2 months in Urfa. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 32nd and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$5442

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630