Essen vs Funabashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Funabashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$3218
🏠 One person rent
$759
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1880
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
579K
641K

The cost of living in Essen is 24% more expensive than in Funabashi. Cities ranked 3358th and 4372nd ($1519 vs $1224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 17th 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Funabashi ranked 53rd in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Funabashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$4516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$2546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$5.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$39.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$6.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$34.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$11765

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Funabashi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Narashino
$1098
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ichikawa
$985
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Urayasu
$1062
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kamagaya
$1042
11 km or 6.9 mi Yachiyo
$1065
13 km or 7.8 mi Matsudo
$1143
13 km or 7.9 mi Shiroi
$1043
13 km or 7.9 mi Hirai
$1051
15 km or 9.3 mi Chiba
$1161
17 km or 11 mi Yotsukaido
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Kashiwa
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Misato
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Abiko
$1040
19 km or 12 mi Nagareyama
$1068
21 km or 13 mi Inzai
$1023
22 km or 13 mi Soka
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Sakura
$1028
25 km or 15 mi Toride
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Ichihara
$1072
25 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Shisui
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Tokyo
$1556
26 km or 16 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Koshigaya
$1133
29 km or 18 mi Moriya
$1002
29 km or 18 mi Sakae
$998
30 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Matsubushi
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Tsukubamirai
$949
31 km or 19 mi Yachimata
$1022
31 km or 19 mi Noda
$1039
31 km or 19 mi Ryugasaki
$990
31 km or 19 mi Toda
$988
31 km or 19 mi Warabi
$973
31 km or 19 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
32 km or 20 mi Narita
$986
32 km or 20 mi Kawasaki
$1101
33 km or 20 mi Tomisato
$998
35 km or 22 mi Wako
$1052