Essen vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2727
🏠 One person rent
$666
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1887
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
587K
1.46M

The cost of living in Essen is 37% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 3903rd and 4942nd ($1516 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 70th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kyoto ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 24th and 947th 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
$16.2
$8.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$3787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$2415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$81.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$57.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$5215

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055