Essen vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$759
$473
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$324
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
56
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
579K
2.9M

The cost of living in Essen is 65% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 3358th and 5826th ($1519 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 6th 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 Salvador. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 32nd and 6863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Salvador

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Essen Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$12057

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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 Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$680
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$674
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$701
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$666
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$635
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$592
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$620
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$494
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$438
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$606
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$634
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$566
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$595
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$525
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$611
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$597
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$577
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$462
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$550
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$634
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$610
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$444
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$436
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$583
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$651
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$621
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$615
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$612
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$587
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$580
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$606
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$576
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$504
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$645
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$573
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$657
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$619
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$631
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$601
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711