Essen vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$759
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$2885
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
95
100
🏙️ Population
579K
14M

The cost of living in Essen is 2% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3358th and 3238th ($1519 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 3rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 1st 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
$12.5
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$15051

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063