Essen vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2390
🏠 One person rent
$682
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1899
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
96
47
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
587K
594K

The cost of living in Essen is 58% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 3860th and 5728th ($1561 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 495th 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 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kagoshima ranked 184th in Japan, while ranked 17th and 2240th 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
$17
$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$12648

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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 Kagoshima

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$923
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$924
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$914
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$921
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$919
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$916
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$919
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$916
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$913
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$915
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$911
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$887
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$893
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$887
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$903
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$865
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$911
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$878
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$909
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$856
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$833
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$838
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$906
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$899
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$845
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$898
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$902
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$899
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$897
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$957
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$896
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$891
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$904
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$896
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$893
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$895
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$907
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$960