Copenhagen vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
97
75
🏙️ Population
667K
11.5M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 127% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 805th and 4918th ($2555 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Brazil, respectively. Check Denmark vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Sao Paulo

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Copenhagen Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$15990

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557

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