Essen vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$681
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
585K
14.9M

The cost of living in Essen is 256% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 3595th and 8915th ($1525 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 31st and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$1146

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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
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$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548