Essen vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$681
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$709
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1735
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
585K
1.2M

The cost of living in Essen is 52% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 3595th and 5674th ($1525 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 664th 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 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 3185th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$7209

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$936
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$954
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$944
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$970
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$981
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$986
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$1017
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$1040
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$974
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$978
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$975
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$988
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$984
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$999
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$968
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$981
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$968
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1063
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$952
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$960
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$942
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$993
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$988
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$996
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$986
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$954
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$999
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$997
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$987
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$1018
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$1021
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$882
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$1009
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$818
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$962
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$905
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$961
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$997
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$995
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$983