Essen vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2609
🏠 One person rent
$690
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$670
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1287
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
587K
1.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 37% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 3685th and 5120th ($1443 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 316th 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 215th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 1739th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$11983

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850