Essen vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2128
🏠 One person rent
$682
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$563
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
587K
1.2M

The cost of living in Essen is 78% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 3860th and 6460th ($1561 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 874th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Hiroshima ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 17th and 88th 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
$17
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$3517

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934