Essen vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$690
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
587K
1.33M

The cost of living in Essen is 21% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3685th and 4495th ($1443 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Saitama

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Essen Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$14676

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EssenSaitama

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$907

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125