Essen vs Funabashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Funabashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2785
🏠 One person rent
$642
$509
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1967
😷 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 36% more expensive than in Funabashi. Cities ranked 3925th and 4950th ($1519 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 55th 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 1.8 months in Funabashi. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Funabashi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 737th 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
$16.8
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$6.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$6.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$45.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$14564

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Funabashi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Narashino
$1083
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ichikawa
$1005
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Urayasu
$1080
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kamagaya
$1033
11 km or 6.9 mi Yachiyo
$1073
13 km or 7.8 mi Matsudo
$1084
13 km or 7.9 mi Shiroi
$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi Hirai
$1074
15 km or 9.3 mi Chiba
$1232
17 km or 11 mi Yotsukaido
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kashiwa
$1108
18 km or 11 mi Misato
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Abiko
$1041
19 km or 12 mi Nagareyama
$1064
21 km or 13 mi Inzai
$1034
22 km or 13 mi Soka
$1075
22 km or 14 mi Sakura
$1039
25 km or 15 mi Toride
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Ichihara
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Shisui
$1016
26 km or 16 mi Tokyo
$1679
26 km or 16 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
28 km or 17 mi Koshigaya
$1107
29 km or 18 mi Moriya
$1034
29 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1013
30 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1094
30 km or 19 mi Matsubushi
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Tsukubamirai
$997
31 km or 19 mi Yachimata
$1033
31 km or 19 mi Noda
$1096
31 km or 19 mi Ryugasaki
$1016
31 km or 19 mi Toda
$985
31 km or 19 mi Warabi
$973
31 km or 19 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
32 km or 20 mi Narita
$999
32 km or 20 mi Kawasaki
$1358
33 km or 20 mi Tomisato
$1010
35 km or 22 mi Wako
$1073