Dortmund vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$648
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$460
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
77
64
🏙️ Population
587K
12.4M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 34% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3822nd and 5031st ($1401 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 1st in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 764th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$12031

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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