Essen vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2900
🏠 One person rent
$690
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$1081
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$2064
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
587K
594K

The cost of living in Essen is 34% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 3685th and 4951st ($1443 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 211th 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 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kawaguchi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$3.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$6608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$3750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$2.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$5.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$14573

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1088
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1164
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1101
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1080
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1094
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1124