Essen vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$642
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
587K
11.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 35% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3925th and 4918th ($1519 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 23rd and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Sao Paulo

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Essen Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$15990

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720