Essen vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$642
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$261
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
587K
15.4M

The cost of living in Essen is 112% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 3925th and 7177th ($1519 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 1st 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 0.4 months in Mumbai. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 23rd and 4560th 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
$16.8
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$4986

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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

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281