Essen vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$681
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
585K
11.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 51% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3595th and 5616th ($1525 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1st in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 31st and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$716
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$665
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$691
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$674
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$644
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$686
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$573
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$663
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$640
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$627
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$738
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$640
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$639
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$640
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$639
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$633
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$621
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$656
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$606
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$647
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$645
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$641
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$679
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$639
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$661
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$674
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$640
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$698
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$742
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$595
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$630
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$653
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$746
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$650
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$638
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$629