Essen vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$759
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$836
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
579K
15.4M

The cost of living in Essen is 115% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 3358th and 6763rd ($1519 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 2nd in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 32nd and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Mumbai

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Essen Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$2517

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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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325