Belem vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$784
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1751
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$413
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$312
$3571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
41
95
😀 Quality of life
45
96
🏙️ Population
1.3M
587K

The cost of living in Belem is 48% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 6728th and 3903rd ($784 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 529th in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belem compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7040th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Essen

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Belem Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.19
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.53
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.09%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1219
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.72
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$102
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3163
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Ananindeua
$660
51 km or 32 mi Abaetetuba
$577
67 km or 42 mi Castanhal
$646
141 km or 88 mi Cameta
$620
150 km or 93 mi Capanema
$643
197 km or 123 mi Braganca
$645
214 km or 133 mi Paragominas
$643
221 km or 137 mi Breves
$622
264 km or 164 mi Viseu
$652
288 km or 179 mi Tucurui
$631
329 km or 205 mi Macapa
$606
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$573
398 km or 247 mi Pinheiro
$661
425 km or 264 mi Santa Ines
$642
440 km or 274 mi Maraba
$656
455 km or 283 mi Altamira
$631
467 km or 290 mi Imperatriz
$645
482 km or 299 mi Sao Luis
$732
508 km or 316 mi Itapecuru Mirim
$658
510 km or 317 mi Sao Jose de Ribamar
$683
516 km or 320 mi Bacabal
$623
552 km or 343 mi Grajau
$621
570 km or 354 mi Coroata
$624
578 km or 359 mi Barra do Corda
$611
612 km or 380 mi Codo
$596
625 km or 389 mi Chapadinha
$618
639 km or 397 mi Araguaina
$617
685 km or 426 mi Caxias
$568
698 km or 434 mi Santarem
$653
729 km or 453 mi Balsas
$592
748 km or 465 mi Timon
$554
751 km or 467 mi Teresina
$572
765 km or 475 mi Parnaiba
$662
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$617
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$716
829 km or 515 mi Cayenne
$1931
847 km or 527 mi Floriano
$566
867 km or 538 mi Camocim
$690
867 km or 539 mi Kourou
$1934
888 km or 552 mi Itaituba
$707

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575