Essen vs Funabashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Funabashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2950
🏠 One person rent
$681
$529
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1046
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$365
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1939
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
585K
641K

The cost of living in Essen is 33% more expensive than in Funabashi. Cities ranked 3595th and 4753rd ($1525 vs $1145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 80th 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 1.7 months in Funabashi. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Funabashi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 697th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Funabashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$798
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$12638

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Funabashi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Narashino
$1089
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ichikawa
$1119
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Urayasu
$1096
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kamagaya
$1061
11 km or 6.9 mi Yachiyo
$1094
13 km or 7.8 mi Matsudo
$1106
13 km or 7.9 mi Shiroi
$1058
13 km or 7.9 mi Hirai
$1090
15 km or 9.3 mi Chiba
$1244
17 km or 11 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Kashiwa
$1124
18 km or 11 mi Misato
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Abiko
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Nagareyama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Inzai
$1047
22 km or 13 mi Soka
$1077
22 km or 14 mi Sakura
$1066
25 km or 15 mi Toride
$1034
25 km or 16 mi Ichihara
$1139
25 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Shisui
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Tokyo
$1641
26 km or 16 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
28 km or 17 mi Koshigaya
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Moriya
$1033
29 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1086
30 km or 19 mi Matsubushi
$1056
30 km or 19 mi Tsukubamirai
$1001
31 km or 19 mi Yachimata
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Noda
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
31 km or 19 mi Toda
$980
31 km or 19 mi Warabi
$964
31 km or 19 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Narita
$1009
32 km or 20 mi Kawasaki
$1187
33 km or 20 mi Tomisato
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Wako
$1059