Essen vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$642
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$142
😷 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 261% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 3925th and 8923rd ($1519 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 23rd and 6375th 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
$16.8
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$1476

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525