Essen vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$759
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1764
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
579K
1.33M

The cost of living in Essen is 43% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3358th and 4896th ($1519 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 145th 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 Saitama. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$13860

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039