Essen vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$904
🏠 One person rent
$681
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$187
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
95
31
🏙️ Population
585K
2.1M

The cost of living in Essen is 305% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 3595th and 9038th ($1525 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 7th 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 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 31st and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$6.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$1015

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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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$439
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$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286