Essen vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3045
🏠 One person rent
$681
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1344
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
585K
1.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 31% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 3595th and 4702nd ($1525 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 67th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Fukuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$6.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1023
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$47
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$12612

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Cities near Essen

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

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$1018
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$1021
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$1015
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$1006
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$1007
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$1002
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$996
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$988
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$994
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$1003
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$995
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$998
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$980
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$985
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$982
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$1014
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$984
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$975
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$975
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$982
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$982
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$979
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$980
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$994
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$971