Essen vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2166
🏠 One person rent
$642
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$381
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
57
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
587K
2.42M

The cost of living in Essen is 71% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 3925th and 6337th ($1519 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 10th 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 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 23rd and 5445th 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
$16.8
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$690
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$691
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$575
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$678
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$654
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$624
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$660
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$568
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$495
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$661
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$599
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$583
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$571
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$649
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$601
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$632
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$606
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$673
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$491
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$617
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$630
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$752
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$616
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$696
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$705
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$627
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$641
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$603
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$617
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$598
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$623
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$609
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$614
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$637
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751