Essen vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$682
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1582
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
587K
935K

The cost of living in Essen is 44% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 3860th and 5098th ($1561 vs $1088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 126th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.5 months in Kitakyushu. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kitakyushu ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 17th and 255th 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
$17
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$5224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$33.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$35.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$68.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$12673

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$984
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914