Essen vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$990
🏠 One person rent
$666
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
96
55
🏙️ Population
587K
5.94M

The cost of living in Essen is 115% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 3903rd and 7068th ($1516 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 2nd in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 24th and 6284th 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
$16.2
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333