Essen vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$681
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$910
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
585K
15.4M

The cost of living in Essen is 113% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 3595th and 6838th ($1525 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 2nd in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 31st and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Mumbai

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Essen Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$2724

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283