Essen vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$3386
🏠 One person rent
$759
$617
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$2495
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
95
97
🏙️ Population
579K
3.76M

The cost of living in Essen is 14% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 3358th and 4092nd ($1519 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 9th 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 Yokohama. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.77
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$5530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$2908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$13431

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1101
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1068
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1060
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1166
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$1130
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1136
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1075
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$1167
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1112
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$1110
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$1267
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1069
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1115
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1064
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1041
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1020
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1117
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1556
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$1126
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1054
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1091
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1067
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1042
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1045
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1062
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1057
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1056