Amsterdam vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6603
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$1828
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$3238
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$581
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
921K
11.5M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 186% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 331st and 5654th ($2791 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 29th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.8
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.22
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1920
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1536
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3785
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2716
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$264
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9911
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7140
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2405
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18104
$14254

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1944
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2291
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2085
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1937
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2090
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1957
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1995
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2251
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2081
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2180
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1357
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2042
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1844
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2199
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2049
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1861
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1760
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2359
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1631
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1651
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1829
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2105
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1823
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1893
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1941
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1613
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1764
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1813
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1851
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1999
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1739
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1862

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611