Berlin vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$843
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	94	75
🏙️ Population	3.78M	11.5M

The cost of living in Berlin is 111% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1150th and 4918th ($2371 vs $1126) 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 45th and 1670th 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	$16.2	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$15990

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

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