Essen vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2704
🏠 One person rent
$682
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
587K
824K

The cost of living in Essen is 39% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 3860th and 4967th ($1561 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 70th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 17th and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Sakai

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Essen Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$13407

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029