Essen vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$681
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$177
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
585K
11.1M

The cost of living in Essen is 276% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 3595th and 8968th ($1525 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 4th 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 5th best city to live in Germany vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 31st and 6453rd 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
$13.6
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.55
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$4.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$1046

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338