Essen vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$642
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$166
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
95
52
🏙️ Population
587K
11.1M

The cost of living in Essen is 238% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 3925th and 8860th ($1519 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 2nd in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 23rd and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Lahore

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Essen Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$1609

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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
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321