Essen vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$690
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
587K
1.52M

The cost of living in Essen is 30% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 3685th and 4793rd ($1443 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 674th 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
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$16179

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EssenKobe

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$907

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079