Essen vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$681
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$2036
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
585K
1.46M

The cost of living in Essen is 26% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 3595th and 4577th ($1525 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 47th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 108th 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
$13.6
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$7456

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073