Essen vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$799
🏠 One person rent
$759
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$138
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
95
35
🏙️ Population
579K
2.1M

The cost of living in Essen is 359% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 3358th and 9155th ($1519 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 11th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 32nd and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$1496

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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$389
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$238
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$278
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$335
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$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282