Copenhagen vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$460
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
96
64
🏙️ Population
644K
12.4M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 129% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 872nd and 5031st ($2387 vs $1042) 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 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 9th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$6.2
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$12031

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659