Essen vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2805
🏠 One person rent
$759
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$784
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1511
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
57
😀 Quality of life
95
70
🏙️ Population
579K
788K

The cost of living in Essen is 47% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 3358th and 5093rd ($1519 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 262nd 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 Hamamatsu. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Hamamatsu ranked 472nd in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 2884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$3378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$2392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$15188

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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 Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954