Essen vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$642
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1557
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
82
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
587K
1.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 49% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 3925th and 5437th ($1519 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 300th 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 1.5 months in Fukuoka. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Fukuoka ranked 50th in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Fukuoka

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Essen Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
2.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$6382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$42.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$11926

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824