Essen vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Fortaleza | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Essen is 113% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 3595th and 6830th ($1525 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 31st in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Fortaleza ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 31st and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Essen | Fortaleza | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Essen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi |  Gelsenkirchen | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Mulheim | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Bottrop | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Oberhausen | |
| 12 km or 7.8 mi | Velbert | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Hattingen | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Heiligenhaus | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duisburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Herten | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wulfrath | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Ratingen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Witten | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mettmann | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Dinslaken | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Dorsten | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Marl | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Erkrath | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Moers | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Wetter | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Voerde | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Haan | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Dusseldorf | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Herdecke | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Rheinberg | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Hilden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Neukirchen-Vluyn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Waltrop | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Solingen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Datteln |
Cities near Fortaleza
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 14 km or 8.9 mi |  Caucaia | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Caninde | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Itapipoca | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Aracati | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Russas | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Quixada | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Sobral | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Acarau | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Mossoro | |
| 273 km or 169 mi | Camocim | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Crateus | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Ico | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Iguatu | |
| 342 km or 213 mi | Caico | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Piripiri | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Parnaiba | |
| 392 km or 243 mi | Patos | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Juazeiro do Norte | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Crato | |
| 434 km or 269 mi | Natal | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Salgueiro | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Campina Grande | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Picos | |
| 498 km or 309 mi | Teresina | |
| 501 km or 312 mi | Timon | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Chapadinha | |
| 546 km or 340 mi | Arcoverde | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Caxias | |
| 554 km or 344 mi | Joao Pessoa | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Goiana | |
| 580 km or 360 mi | Caruaru | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Carpina | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Codo | |
| 602 km or 374 mi | Floriano | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Garanhuns | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Camaragibe | |
| 619 km or 384 mi | Paulista | |
| 622 km or 387 mi | Coroata | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Jaboatao dos Guararapes | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Olinda |