Essen vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Essen	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1443	$308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3513	$744
🏠 One person rent	$690	$103
🏘️ Family rent	$1216	$162
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$122
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2980	$182
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	96	43
😀 Quality of life	94	26
🏙️ Population	587K	2.03M

The cost of living in Essen is 369% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 3685th and 9184th ($1443 vs $308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 29th 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 0.6 months in Gujranwala. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Gujranwala ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 33rd and 8475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Gujranwala

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	Essen	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$1.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$54.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$35
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1177	$106
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$833	$61.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	20.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$783
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3401	$590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.43	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$2.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$6.38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.3	$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$2.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$16.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8902	$850

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$321
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$373
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$281
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$411
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$383
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$287
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$354
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$389
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$306
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$355
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$458
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$305
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$300
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$342
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$442
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$354
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$273
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$382
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$356
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$369
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$361
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$379
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$366
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$272
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$364
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$392
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$251
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$283
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$321