Essen vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$682
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
587K
1.01M

The cost of living in Essen is 237% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 3860th and 8843rd ($1561 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Islamabad. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 17th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Islamabad

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Essen Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$3118

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379