Essen vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$820
🏠 One person rent
$681
$125
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$220
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$193
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
48
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
585K
1.97M

The cost of living in Essen is 351% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 3595th and 9126th ($1525 vs $338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 19th 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 0.6 months in Peshawar. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Peshawar ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 31st and 6896th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.42
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$98
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$44.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$7.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$6.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$3.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$9.61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$28.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$525

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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
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$374
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$372
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$358
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$323
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$439
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$376
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$441
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$469
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$599
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$456
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$277
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$476
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$373
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$388
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$319
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$280
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$335
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$457
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$344
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$344
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$376
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$312
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$406
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$467
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$310
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$500
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$358
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$371
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$407
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$360
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$378
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$659