Essen vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2574
🏠 One person rent
$666
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
96
75
🏙️ Population
587K
1.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 42% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 3903rd and 5117th ($1516 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 151st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Fukuoka ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 24th and 1848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$2845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$12707

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$933
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$929
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$919
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$930
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$931
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$936
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$906
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$939
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$923
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$942
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$876
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$832
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$844
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$950
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$934
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$942
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$919
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$829
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$873
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$852
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$831
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$950
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$955
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$945
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$901
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$939
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$957
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$955
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$884
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$874
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$853
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$841
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$913
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$860