Essen vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$642
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
587K
1.52M

The cost of living in Essen is 28% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 3925th and 4788th ($1519 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 31st 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 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 40th 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
$16.8
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$10496

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038