Copenhagen vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	98	69
🏙️ Population	667K	11.5M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 147% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 713th and 5192nd ($2601 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Brazil, respectively. Check Denmark vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 10th and 4142nd 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	$23.6	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$15428

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666