Essen vs Hachioji - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hachioji
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1318
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$3100
🏠 One person rent
$642
$680
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1125
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$365
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$2749
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
587K
576K

The cost of living in Essen is 15% more expensive than in Hachioji. Cities ranked 3925th and 4496th ($1519 vs $1318) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 18th 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 2.1 months in Hachioji. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Hachioji ranked 51st in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Hachioji

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Essen Hachioji
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$5299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$41.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$13768

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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 Hachioji

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Akishima
$1122
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Hino
$1102
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Akiruno
$1108
8.1 km or 5 mi Fussa
$1098
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Tachikawa
$1094
11 km or 7 mi Hamura
$1082
11 km or 7.1 mi Kunitachi
$1070
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashimurayama
$1077
12 km or 7.5 mi Sagamihara
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Mizuho
$1081
13 km or 7.8 mi Tama
$1047
13 km or 8.2 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
14 km or 8.7 mi Kokubunji
$1075
14 km or 8.7 mi Ome
$1073
15 km or 9 mi Fuchu
$1105
15 km or 9.5 mi Aikawa
$959
16 km or 10 mi Kodaira
$1101
17 km or 10 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
17 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Machida
$1047
19 km or 12 mi Uenohara
$1045
20 km or 12 mi Iruma
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
20 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
21 km or 13 mi Hanno
$1055
21 km or 13 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$967
22 km or 14 mi Higashikurume
$1086
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Sayama
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kiyose
$1064
23 km or 14 mi Musashino
$1131
24 km or 15 mi Yamato
$1005
24 km or 15 mi Komae
$1133
25 km or 16 mi Ebina
$859
26 km or 16 mi Miyoshi
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Atsugi
$951
26 km or 16 mi Niiza
$1068
27 km or 17 mi Hidaka
$1040