Brasilia vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$806
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2242
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$339
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$3234
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
2.82M
585K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 47% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 6414th and 3595th ($806 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 371st 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 2.1 months in Essen. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 5782nd and 31st 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
$6.74
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.25
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$893
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.88%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2484
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1454
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.1
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11560
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$694
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$545
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$633
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$656
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$628
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$603
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$631
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$625
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$606
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$609
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$634
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$638
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$586
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$653
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$635
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$558
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$563
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$587
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$603
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$647
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$602
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$573
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$588
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$592
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$547
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$597
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$649
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$656
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$468
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$563
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$597
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$553
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$614
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$581
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$590
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$814
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$726
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$580
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$613

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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