Essen vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2833
🏠 One person rent
$690
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
57
😀 Quality of life
94
68
🏙️ Population
587K
788K

The cost of living in Essen is 38% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 3685th and 5196th ($1443 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 365th 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 5th best city to live in Germany vs Hamamatsu ranked 452nd in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 3129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
0.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$2562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$15100

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EssenHamamatsu

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$907

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Cities near Essen

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 Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$981
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$971
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$919
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$976
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$929
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$975
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$860
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$885
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$983
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$961
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$908
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$969
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$966
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$925
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$940
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$948
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$931
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1010
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$984
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$985
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$998
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$932
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$985
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$990
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1016
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1008
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1015
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$977
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1003
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$991
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1013
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$995
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1010
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$998
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$985
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1016
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$981