Essen vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3419
🏠 One person rent
$681
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$2652
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
95
97
🏙️ Population
585K
3.76M

The cost of living in Essen is 10% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 3595th and 4132nd ($1525 vs $1385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 18th 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 5th best city to live in Germany vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 31st and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.64
🥤 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
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$6813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$40.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$12546

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1187
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1079
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1115
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$976
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1153
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1070
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$982
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$942
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$1003
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$983
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1124
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1057
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1060
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1133
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1641
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$988
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1069
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1086
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1106
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$1001
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1084
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1079
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1121
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1034
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1073
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1102
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1096
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1075
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1092