Essen vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$3307
🏠 One person rent
$682
$606
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1036
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2765
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
587K
3.76M

The cost of living in Essen is 16% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 3860th and 4482nd ($1561 vs $1343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 17th 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 2.1 months in Yokohama. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 17th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Yokohama

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Essen Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$6364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$3332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$43.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$16118

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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 Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1399
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1127
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1104
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1126
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1100
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$957
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1138
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$980
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$909
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1056
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$993
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$982
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1116
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1160
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1104
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1073
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$992
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1176
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1698
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$981
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1076
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1118
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1137
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$985
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1116
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1096
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1155
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1035
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1102
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1144
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1097
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1107
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1130