Essen vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$846
🏠 One person rent
$682
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$193
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$131
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$53.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$145
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
587K
3.2M

The cost of living in Essen is 349% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 3860th and 9089th ($1561 vs $348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 19th in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Faisalabad ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 17th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Faisalabad

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Essen Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$76.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$53.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$75.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$4.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$3.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$1.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$20.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$26.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$1491

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Faisalabad

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$378
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$318
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$367
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$302
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$315
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$381
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$371
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$379
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$432
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$326
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$308
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$351
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$382
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$391
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$308
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$279
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$417
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$295
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$352
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$427
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$464
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$364
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$298
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$360
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$414
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$379
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$323
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$370
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$264
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$353
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$352
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$263
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$289
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$369
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$265