Essen vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$319
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$784
🏠 One person rent
$681
$115
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$203
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$123
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
585K
3.2M

The cost of living in Essen is 378% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 3595th and 9185th ($1525 vs $319) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 26th in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.7 months in Faisalabad. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Faisalabad ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 31st and 6906th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$7.12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$84.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$59
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$50.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
16.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$902
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$2.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$2.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$3.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$1.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$25.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$785

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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
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$373
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$312
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$344
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$292
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$310
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$456
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$380
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$376
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$406
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$308
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$280
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$360
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$358
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$500
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$335
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$328
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$371
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$344
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$378
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$376
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$439
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$407
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$294
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$323
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$430
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$374
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$338
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$372
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$277
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$388
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$358
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$252
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$397
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$441
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$268
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$354
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$286