Essen vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2636
🏠 One person rent
$682
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1480
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
82
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
587K
1.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 49% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 3860th and 5335th ($1561 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 268th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Fukuoka. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Fukuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 17th and 198th 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
$17
$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$6366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$12561

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862