Essen vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$666
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1576
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
96
73
🏙️ Population
587K
935K

The cost of living in Essen is 41% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 3903rd and 5054th ($1516 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 117th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.5 months in Kitakyushu. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kitakyushu ranked 304th in Japan, while ranked 24th and 2677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kitakyushu

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Essen Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$4631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$39.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$12730

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1032
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$960
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$955
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$955
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$950
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$945
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$955
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$942
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$939
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$993
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$934
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$950
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$937
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$942
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$919
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1027
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$939
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$938
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$931
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$936
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$929
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$933
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$930
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$931
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$926
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$876
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$924
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$906
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$873
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1065
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$920
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$919
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1006
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$844
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$917