Essen vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$682
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
587K
686K

The cost of living in Essen is 62% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 3860th and 5951st ($1561 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 17th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Shizuoka

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Essen Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$16729

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063