Essen vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2575
🏠 One person rent
$759
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$648
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$2476
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
579K
726K

The cost of living in Essen is 49% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 3358th and 5176th ($1519 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 301st 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 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Sagamihara ranked 14th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 389th 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
$12.5
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$530
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$4893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$2981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$13982

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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 Sagamihara

Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Aikawa
$999
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Machida
$1127
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Zama
$1075
11 km or 6.6 mi Tama
$1041
12 km or 7.4 mi Hino
$1045
12 km or 7.5 mi Hachioji
$1117
12 km or 7.5 mi Yamato
$1102
14 km or 8.4 mi Ebina
$1167
15 km or 9.1 mi Kunitachi
$1042
15 km or 9.2 mi Inagi
$1064
15 km or 9.2 mi Atsugi
$1267
15 km or 9.3 mi Tachikawa
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Fuchu
$1091
15 km or 9.6 mi Ayase
$1130
15 km or 9.6 mi Akishima
$1032
18 km or 11 mi Kokubunji
$1057
18 km or 11 mi Chofu
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Isehara
$1126
19 km or 12 mi Akiruno
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Koganei
$1067
19 km or 12 mi Fussa
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Komae
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Musashimurayama
$1046
22 km or 13 mi Samukawa
$1110
22 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Mizuho
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Hamura
$1046
24 km or 15 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
24 km or 15 mi Uenohara
$1042
25 km or 15 mi Musashino
$1105
25 km or 16 mi Hadano
$1087
26 km or 16 mi Higashikurume
$1066
26 km or 16 mi Ome
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Chigasaki
$1112
27 km or 17 mi Hiratsuka
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
28 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166