Essen vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$681
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$437
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
56
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
585K
2.42M

The cost of living in Essen is 106% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 3595th and 6712th ($1525 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 23rd 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 0.6 months in Salvador. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 31st and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$10964

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$599
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$545
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$495
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$573
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$556
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$573
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610