Essen vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$682
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
95
54
🏙️ Population
587K
14.9M

The cost of living in Essen is 260% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 3860th and 8914th ($1561 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 2nd 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 Karachi. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 17th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Karachi

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Essen Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.96
☕ 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
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$1646

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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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561