Essen vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2780
🏠 One person rent
$642
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1874
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
587K
1.46M

The cost of living in Essen is 38% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 3925th and 5014th ($1519 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 71st 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 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kyoto ranked 42nd in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 867th 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
$16.8
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$79.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$26.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$6117

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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

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010