Essen vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$759
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$411
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
579K
5.94M

The cost of living in Essen is 88% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 3358th and 6358th ($1519 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 1st in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 32nd and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Surat

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Essen Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$1785

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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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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361