Essen vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$690
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$2474
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
94
99
🏙️ Population
587K
14.3M

The cost of living in Essen is 10% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3685th and 3019th ($1443 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 3rd 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
$13
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$15235

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EssenTokyo

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$907

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101