Essen vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2378
🏠 One person rent
$682
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1610
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
587K
738K

The cost of living in Essen is 63% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 3860th and 5985th ($1561 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 651st 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 Kumamoto. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kumamoto ranked 132nd in Japan, while ranked 17th and 1814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kumamoto

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Essen Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$4227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$12557

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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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909