Essen vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$682
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
587K
15.4M

The cost of living in Essen is 113% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 3860th and 7076th ($1561 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 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 17th and 4887th 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
$17
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$4412

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301