Essen vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$690
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$444
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
94
48
🏙️ Population
587K
5.94M

The cost of living in Essen is 87% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 3685th and 6559th ($1443 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 0.6 months in Surat. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 33rd and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$1261

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
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$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340