Essen vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$974
🏠 One person rent
$682
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$310
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
587K
5.94M

The cost of living in Essen is 125% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 3860th and 7286th ($1561 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 2nd in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 17th and 5975th 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
$17
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$929

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Cities near Essen

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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319