Essen vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$682
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
587K
14.3M

The cost of living in Essen is 8% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3860th and 3249th ($1561 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 3rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 17th and 8th 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
$17
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$16728

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005