Amsterdam vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$460
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	94	64
🏙️ Population	921K	12.4M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 144% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 612th and 5031st ($2545 vs $1042) 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 37th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Sao Paulo

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	Amsterdam	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$12031

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659