Essen vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$682
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1876
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
587K
1.52M

The cost of living in Essen is 42% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 3860th and 5047th ($1561 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 98th 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 1.7 months in Kobe. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 17th and 681st 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
$17
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$12285

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071