Essen vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1737
🏠 One person rent
$690
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$374
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
56
😀 Quality of life
94
57
🏙️ Population
587K
2.42M

The cost of living in Essen is 105% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 3685th and 6861st ($1443 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 25th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 33rd and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$10392

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Cities near Essen

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 Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$565
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$564
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$538
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$554
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$540
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$530
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$542
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$490
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$444
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$565
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$527
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$510
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$512
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$509
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$560
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$522
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$567
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$412
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$517
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$591
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$571
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$428
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$531
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$551
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$667
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$531
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$610
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$572
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$547
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$547
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$529
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$534
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$503
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$548
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$529
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$607
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$545
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$553
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$554
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$677