Berlin vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	3.76M	11.5M

The cost of living in Berlin is 108% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1583rd and 5616th ($2104 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 23rd and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Sao Paulo

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	Berlin	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$13135

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

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