Essen vs Funabashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Funabashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2834
🏠 One person rent
$682
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2007
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
587K
641K

The cost of living in Essen is 38% more expensive than in Funabashi. Cities ranked 3860th and 4955th ($1561 vs $1130) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 64th 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 1.8 months in Funabashi. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Funabashi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 17th and 786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Funabashi

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Essen Funabashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$960
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$3588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$6.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$49.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$15370

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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 Funabashi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Narashino
$1088
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ichikawa
$1040
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Urayasu
$1097
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kamagaya
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Yachiyo
$1093
13 km or 7.8 mi Matsudo
$1070
13 km or 7.9 mi Shiroi
$1057
13 km or 7.9 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.3 mi Chiba
$1263
17 km or 11 mi Yotsukaido
$1099
18 km or 11 mi Kashiwa
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Misato
$1046
19 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Abiko
$1067
19 km or 12 mi Nagareyama
$1084
21 km or 13 mi Inzai
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Soka
$1089
22 km or 14 mi Sakura
$1064
25 km or 15 mi Toride
$1052
25 km or 16 mi Ichihara
$1096
25 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Shisui
$1039
26 km or 16 mi Tokyo
$1698
26 km or 16 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
28 km or 17 mi Koshigaya
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Moriya
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1034
30 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1118
30 km or 19 mi Matsubushi
$1066
30 km or 19 mi Tsukubamirai
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Yachimata
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Noda
$1102
31 km or 19 mi Ryugasaki
$1038
31 km or 19 mi Toda
$993
31 km or 19 mi Warabi
$979
31 km or 19 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Narita
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kawasaki
$1399
33 km or 20 mi Tomisato
$1030
35 km or 22 mi Wako
$1074