Essen vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$642
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$2429
😷 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 10% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3925th and 3273rd ($1519 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 9th 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
$16.8
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$17493

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006