Essen vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$681
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
585K
1.33M

The cost of living in Essen is 47% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3595th and 5386th ($1525 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075