Essen vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$994
🏠 One person rent
$759
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$205
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
579K
11.1M

The cost of living in Essen is 294% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 3358th and 8998th ($1519 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 0.5 months in Lahore. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 32nd and 6245th 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
$12.5
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$1054

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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
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352