Essen vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$759
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1651
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
579K
1.96M

The cost of living in Essen is 29% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3358th and 4509th ($1519 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$10328

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117