Essen vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$642
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
587K
726K

The cost of living in Essen is 55% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 3925th and 5718th ($1519 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 464th 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 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Sagamihara

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Essen Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$14052

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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 Sagamihara

Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Aikawa
$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Machida
$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Zama
$967
11 km or 6.6 mi Tama
$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi Hino
$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi Hachioji
$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi Yamato
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Ebina
$859
15 km or 9.1 mi Kunitachi
$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi Inagi
$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi Atsugi
$951
15 km or 9.3 mi Tachikawa
$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi Fuchu
$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi Ayase
$922
15 km or 9.6 mi Akishima
$1122
18 km or 11 mi Kokubunji
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Chofu
$1128
19 km or 12 mi Isehara
$946
19 km or 12 mi Akiruno
$1108
19 km or 12 mi Koganei
$1087
19 km or 12 mi Fussa
$1098
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Komae
$1133
21 km or 13 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
21 km or 13 mi Musashimurayama
$1077
22 km or 13 mi Samukawa
$958
22 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
23 km or 14 mi Mizuho
$1081
23 km or 14 mi Hamura
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
24 km or 15 mi Uenohara
$1045
25 km or 15 mi Musashino
$1131
25 km or 16 mi Hadano
$995
26 km or 16 mi Higashikurume
$1086
26 km or 16 mi Ome
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Chigasaki
$1026
27 km or 17 mi Hiratsuka
$1037
27 km or 17 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
28 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108