Essen vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Essen	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1443	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3513	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$690	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$1216	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2980	$247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	42
😀 Quality of life	94	56
🏙️ Population	587K	2.43M

The cost of living in Essen is 94% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 3685th and 6696th ($1443 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 14th 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 9th in Brazil, while ranked 33rd and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Fortaleza

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	Essen	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1177	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$833	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3401	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.43	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.3	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8902	$2060

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588