Essen vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$642
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$859
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
96
22
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
587K
1.99M

The cost of living in Essen is 161% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 3925th and 8147th ($1519 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 101st 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 1.5 months in Urfa. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 23rd and 6572nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Urfa

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Essen Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$9341

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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 Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$634
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$609
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$576
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$549
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$596
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$518
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$547
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$608
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$619
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$572
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$565
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$527
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$551
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$537
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$579
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$490
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$640
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$339
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$559
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$557
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$515
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$565
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$594
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$598
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$616
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$601
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$384
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$441
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$597
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$590
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$756