Essen vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2824
🏠 One person rent
$682
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$794
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
587K
11.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 40% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3860th and 5003rd ($1561 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 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 17th and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$16798

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719