Essen vs Funabashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Funabashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$3170
🏠 One person rent
$690
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$1063
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1886
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
97
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
587K
641K

The cost of living in Essen is 17% more expensive than in Funabashi. Cities ranked 3685th and 4393rd ($1443 vs $1231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 30th 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 1.5 months in Funabashi. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Funabashi ranked 47th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Funabashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.67
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$3176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$54.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$5.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$7.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$40.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$6.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$14434

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EssenFunabashi

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

Cities near Funabashi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Narashino
$1129
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ichikawa
$1045
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Urayasu
$1099
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kamagaya
$1057
11 km or 6.9 mi Yachiyo
$1107
13 km or 7.8 mi Matsudo
$1164
13 km or 7.9 mi Shiroi
$1059
13 km or 7.9 mi Hirai
$1089
15 km or 9.3 mi Chiba
$1267
17 km or 11 mi Yotsukaido
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Kashiwa
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Misato
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Abiko
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Nagareyama
$1081
21 km or 13 mi Inzai
$1058
22 km or 13 mi Soka
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Sakura
$1077
25 km or 15 mi Toride
$1047
25 km or 16 mi Ichihara
$1134
25 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Shisui
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Tokyo
$1607
26 km or 16 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
28 km or 17 mi Koshigaya
$1164
29 km or 18 mi Moriya
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1055
30 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1090
30 km or 19 mi Matsubushi
$1088
30 km or 19 mi Tsukubamirai
$1015
31 km or 19 mi Yachimata
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Noda
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Ryugasaki
$1044
31 km or 19 mi Toda
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Warabi
$1033
31 km or 19 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
32 km or 20 mi Narita
$1055
32 km or 20 mi Kawasaki
$1249
33 km or 20 mi Tomisato
$1054
35 km or 22 mi Wako
$1098