Essen vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2538
🏠 One person rent
$759
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1513
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
579K
1.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 44% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 3358th and 4954th ($1519 vs $1054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 176th 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 1.4 months in Fukuoka. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Fukuoka ranked 177th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$62.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$76.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$6355

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871