Essen vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Hiroshima | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Essen is 64% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 3685th and 6156th ($1443 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 860th 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 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 218th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Essen vs Hiroshima
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| Essen | Hiroshima | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Essen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi |  Gelsenkirchen | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Mulheim | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Bottrop | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Oberhausen | |
| 12 km or 7.8 mi | Velbert | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Hattingen | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Heiligenhaus | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duisburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Herten | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wulfrath | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Ratingen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Witten | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mettmann | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Dinslaken | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Dorsten | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Marl | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Erkrath | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Moers | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Wetter | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Voerde | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Haan | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Dusseldorf | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Herdecke | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Rheinberg | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Hilden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Neukirchen-Vluyn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Waltrop | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Solingen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Datteln |
Cities near Hiroshima
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7.6 km or 4.7 mi |  Kaita | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Hatsukaichi | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Kumano | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Etajima | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Kure | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Higashihiroshima | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Otake | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Iwakuni | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Akitakata | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Takehara | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Mihara | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Yanai | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Miyoshi | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Imabari | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Masuda | |
| 67 km or 41 mi | Hamada | |
| 67 km or 41 mi | Hikari | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Matsuyama | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Kudamatsu | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Onomichi | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Shunan | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Masaki | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Gotsu | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Iyo | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Shobara | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Fuchu | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Toon | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Tobe | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Fukuyama | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Saijo | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Niihama | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Hofu | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Oda | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Yamaguchi | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Ibara | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Hagi | |
| 97 km or 61 mi | Kasaoka | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Ozu | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Yawatahama | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Asakuchi |