Essen vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3605
🏠 One person rent
$681
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1385
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$2483
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
585K
2.33M

The cost of living in Essen is 22% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 3595th and 4466th ($1525 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 35th 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 2 months in Nagoya. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 65th 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
$13.6
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.48
☕ 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
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$50
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$611
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$12650

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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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1036
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1049
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$1020
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$1026
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$1034
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$1028
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1040
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$1027
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1042
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$997
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1046
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$1006
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$1023
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$1016
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$990
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$993
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$1034
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$1054
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$1025
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1039
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$979
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$1031
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$972
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$1029
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$967
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$1028
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$991
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$1027