Essen vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1984
🏠 One person rent
$682
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$495
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
25
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
587K
2.3M

The cost of living in Essen is 90% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 3860th and 6673rd ($1561 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 22nd in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 17th and 5988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Manaus

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Essen Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$4934

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Manaus

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Manacapuru
$726
175 km or 109 mi Itacoatiara
$732
257 km or 160 mi Maues
$734
364 km or 226 mi Coari
$728
368 km or 229 mi Parintins
$743
466 km or 290 mi Itaituba
$750
484 km or 301 mi Oriximina
$753
522 km or 324 mi Tefe
$659
594 km or 369 mi Santarem
$676
662 km or 412 mi Boa Vista
$740
762 km or 474 mi Porto Velho
$701
828 km or 515 mi Ariquemes
$649
867 km or 539 mi Altamira
$669
892 km or 554 mi Ji-Parana
$636
979 km or 608 mi Rolim de Moura
$624
1030 km or 640 mi Linden
$1180
1040 km or 646 mi Santana
$607
1054 km or 655 mi Macapa
$638
1059 km or 658 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$854
1071 km or 666 mi Breves
$649
1072 km or 666 mi Vilhena
$572
1076 km or 669 mi New Amsterdam
$1174
1094 km or 680 mi Sinop
$756
1108 km or 689 mi Tabatinga
$662
1118 km or 695 mi Georgetown
$1181
1133 km or 704 mi Paramaribo
$877
1151 km or 715 mi Tucurui
$666
1151 km or 715 mi Rio Branco
$812
1165 km or 724 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1938
1172 km or 729 mi Cameta
$643
1231 km or 765 mi Kourou
$1996
1235 km or 767 mi Maraba
$697
1236 km or 768 mi Cayenne
$1979
1246 km or 774 mi Abaetetuba
$589
1264 km or 785 mi Upata
$788
1290 km or 801 mi Puerto Ayacucho
$794
1292 km or 803 mi Belem
$789
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$848
1308 km or 813 mi Ananindeua
$702