Essen vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$681
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$2247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
585K
2.75M

The cost of living in Essen is 26% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 3595th and 4566th ($1525 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 31st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Osaka

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Essen Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$5653

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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 Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016