Essen vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$690
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
94
62
🏙️ Population
587K
6.21M

The cost of living in Essen is 58% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 3685th and 5954th ($1443 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 33rd and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$718
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$614
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$622
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$769
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$562
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$587
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$546
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$632
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$474
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$522
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$537
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$589
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$636
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$584
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$462
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$482
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$572
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$642
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$595
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$487
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$631
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$599
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$563
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$603
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$584
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$505
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$536
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$588
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$518
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$593
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$581
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$584
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$599
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$523
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$602
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$605
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$503
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$449
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$705
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$562