Essen vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$681
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
95
99
🏙️ Population
585K
14.3M

The cost of living in Essen is 7% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3595th and 3085th ($1525 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 31st 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
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$15495

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033