Essen vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$681
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1779
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
585K
1.52M

The cost of living in Essen is 36% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 3595th and 4855th ($1525 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 31st and 631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kobe

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Essen Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$14101

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094