Essen vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$666
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$2574
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
96
99
🏙️ Population
587K
14.3M

The cost of living in Essen is 11% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3903rd and 3130th ($1516 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 3rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 24th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Tokyo

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Essen Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$14795

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961