Essen vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1752
🏠 One person rent
$666
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$492
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
587K
1.99M

The cost of living in Essen is 129% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 3903rd and 7336th ($1516 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 74th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1 months in Urfa. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Urfa ranked 60th in Turkey, while ranked 24th and 6966th 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
$16.2
$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
41.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$1896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$1.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$1.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$8570

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$625
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$693
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$610
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$612
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$602
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$587
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$483
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$627
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$571
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$582
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$600
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$559
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$535
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$530
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$587
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$464
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$619
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$337
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$543
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$550
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$591
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$659
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$623
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$647
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$596
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$402
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$438
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$623
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$591
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$791