Essen vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$995
🏠 One person rent
$759
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$184
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
579K
14.9M

The cost of living in Essen is 264% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 3358th and 8902nd ($1519 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 32nd and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546