Essen vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$3636
🏠 One person rent
$759
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1573
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$2123
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
579K
2.33M

The cost of living in Essen is 27% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 3358th and 4446th ($1519 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 24th 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 1.8 months in Nagoya. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 73rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Nagoya

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Essen Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1878
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$3105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$13366

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$999
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$996
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$982
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$999
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$994
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$966
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$973
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$982
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$976
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$979
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$981
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1011
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$987
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$943
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$990
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$947
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$971
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$957
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$949
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$933
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$947
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$959
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$935
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$977
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1004
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$965
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$975
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$992
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$960
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$978
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$923
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$972
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$967
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$911
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$967
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$929
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966