Essen vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2104
🏠 One person rent
$682
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
57
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
587K
2.42M

The cost of living in Essen is 81% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 3860th and 6516th ($1561 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 12th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 17th and 5693rd 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
$17
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$14902

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$667
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$676
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$568
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$666
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$645
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$607
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$645
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$548
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$492
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$651
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$589
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$572
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$567
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$583
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$628
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$591
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$614
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$466
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$595
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$648
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$647
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$488
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$608
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$611
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$726
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$602
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$677
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$687
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$611
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$628
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$598
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$609
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$579
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$615
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$598
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$669
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$611
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$609
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$626
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$743