Essen vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$690
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$1169
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
587K
1.46M

The cost of living in Essen is 26% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 3685th and 4641st ($1443 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 67th 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 Kyoto. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kyoto ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kyoto

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Essen Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$7056

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$907

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Cities near Essen

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

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062