Essen vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$681
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1130
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$2645
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
585K
1.54M

The cost of living in Essen is 28% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 3595th and 4637th ($1525 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 52nd 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 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 452nd 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
$13.6
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$13952

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102