Essen vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$690
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$179
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
94
50
🏙️ Population
587K
14.9M

The cost of living in Essen is 227% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 3685th and 8872nd ($1443 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 33rd and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$1405

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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$334
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$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
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$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552