Essen vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1141
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$642
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
92
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
587K
2.33M

The cost of living in Essen is 33% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 3925th and 4892nd ($1519 vs $1141) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 41st 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 Nagoya. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Nagoya ranked 41st in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 865th 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
$16.8
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$14392

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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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931