Cologne vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
97
63
🏙️ Population
1.08M
11.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 83% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2308th and 5616th ($1851 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 16th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$13135

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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