Berlin vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	3.78M	11.5M

The cost of living in Berlin is 108% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5654th ($2027 vs $976) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 21st and 4281st 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	$14.6	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$14254

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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