Essen vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$666
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$222
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
83
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
587K
15.4M

The cost of living in Essen is 115% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 3903rd and 7064th ($1516 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 24th and 4805th 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
$16.2
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$3820

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310