Cologne vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$947	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	1.09M	11.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 79% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2551st and 5654th ($1744 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 12th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Sao Paulo

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	Cologne	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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