Essen vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1092
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2535
🏠 One person rent
$681
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$2551
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
585K
594K

The cost of living in Essen is 40% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 3595th and 4989th ($1525 vs $1092) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 193rd 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 2.3 months in Kagoshima. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kagoshima ranked 227th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 1830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kagoshima

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Essen Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.09
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2222
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$27.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$12713

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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 Kagoshima

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$1014
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$996
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$1007
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$1005
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$1001
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$992
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$985
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$994
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$998
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$988
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$957
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$961
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$950
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$964
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$921
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$964
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$931
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$951
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$913
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$895
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$889
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$938
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$941
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$897
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$936
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$932
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$935
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$936
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$970
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$933
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$947
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$932
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$938
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$936
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$938
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$922
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$944