Brasilia vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$386
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$3571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
61
96
🏙️ Population
2.82M
587K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 42% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 6320th and 3903rd ($882 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 529th in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 5763rd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Essen

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Brasilia Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.51
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.5
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.81%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.8
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.65
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.3
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.24
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$537
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16129
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$714
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$531
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$682
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$805
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$656
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$693
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$665
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$653
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$629
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$593
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$624
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$670
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$588
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$647
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$611
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$552
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$559
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$585
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$655
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$642
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$606
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$574
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$600
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$583
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$552
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$604
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$560
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$635
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$641
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$412
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$568
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$609
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$561
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$619
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$590
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$613
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$750
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$688
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$582
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$629

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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