Copenhagen vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
97
63
🏙️ Population
644K
11.5M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 145% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 795th and 5616th ($2483 vs $1012) 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 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 9th and 4573rd 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
$20.2
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$1.95
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$8.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$13135

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

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