Essen vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$642
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$616
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$418
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
54
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
587K
1.49M

The cost of living in Essen is 89% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 3925th and 6758th ($1519 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 33rd 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 0.5 months in Recife. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 23rd and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Recife

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Essen Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$11966

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Recife

Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$615
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$605
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$460
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$636
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$623
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$820
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$598
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$597
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$696
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$705
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$752
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$641
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$621
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$673
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$640
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$697
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$649
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$599
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$610
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$661
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$617
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$650
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$707
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$718
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$614
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$648
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$709
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$678
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$654
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$824
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$617
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$491
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$768
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$693
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592