Essen vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2274
🏠 One person rent
$759
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$2374
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
579K
594K

The cost of living in Essen is 52% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 3358th and 5322nd ($1519 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 389th 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 2.4 months in Kagoshima. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Kagoshima ranked 231st in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 1545th 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
$12.5
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$36.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2696
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$9009

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$929
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$925
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$915
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$926
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$925
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$923
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$919
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$911
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$908
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$915
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$914
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$885
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$890
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$882
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$896
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$863
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$902
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$871
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$895
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$856
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$867
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$850
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$904
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$875
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$850
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$862
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$893
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$861
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$885
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$886
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$860
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$879
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$911
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$859
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$860
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$864
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$931
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$1011