Essen vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$759
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1735
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
95
85
🏙️ Population
579K
686K

The cost of living in Essen is 55% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 3358th and 5464th ($1519 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 474th 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 Shizuoka. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 290th 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
$12.5
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$8605

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052