Essen vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$642
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$2498
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
587K
1.54M

The cost of living in Essen is 12% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 3925th and 4406th ($1519 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 15th 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 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kawasaki

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Essen Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$14111

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102