Essen vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$989
🏠 One person rent
$682
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
96
69
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
587K
2.1M

The cost of living in Essen is 265% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 3860th and 8928th ($1561 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 4th in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 17th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Rawalpindi

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Essen Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$782

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265