Essen vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2682
🏠 One person rent
$666
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$872
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
96
69
🏙️ Population
587K
11.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 44% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3903rd and 5192nd ($1516 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 24th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$15428

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$737
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$701
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$697
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$698
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$690
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$712
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$656
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$605
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$691
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$687
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$704
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$830
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$671
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$699
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$699
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$665
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$706
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$639
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$780
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$671
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$654
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$689
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$702
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$666
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$693
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$678
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$664
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$685
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$687
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$657
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$741
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$737
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$618
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$673
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$648
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$816
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$638
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$659
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$666