Essen vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Kagoshima | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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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 | |
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| 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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| 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 Kagoshima
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 15 km or 9.5 mi |  Hioki | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Aira | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Kirishima | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Minamikyushu | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Minamisatsuma | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Ichikikushikino | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Satsumasendai | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Satsuma | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Kanoya | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Ibusuki | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Makurazaki | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Soo | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Shibushi | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Miyakonojo | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Isa | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Mimata | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Izumi | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Kobayashi | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Minamata | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Hitoyoshi | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Nichinan | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Miyazaki | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Saito | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Amakusa | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Yatsushiro | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Takanabe | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Kami-Amakusa | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Uki | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Minamishimabara | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Uto | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Shimabara | |
| 134 km or 84 mi | Kumamoto | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Mashiki | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Hyuga | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Unzen | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Kikuyo | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Koshi | |
| 146 km or 90 mi | Ozu | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Isahaya | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Nagasaki |