Essen vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$759
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$603
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$626
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
54
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
579K
1.66M

The cost of living in Essen is 99% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 3358th and 6515th ($1519 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 0.8 months in Recife. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 32nd and 6854th 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
$12.5
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$19214

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Recife

Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$659
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$636
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$466
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$657
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$614
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$601
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$670
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$504
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$539
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$615
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$612
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$651
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$580
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$610
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$598
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$634
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$609
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$593
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$462
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$634
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$567
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$606
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$576
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$596
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$600
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$631
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$611
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$619
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$598
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$619
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$666
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$635
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$814
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$436
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$444
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$745
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$618
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$525