Dresden vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$729
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
563K
11.5M

The cost of living in Dresden is 45% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3857th and 5616th ($1462 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 203rd and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.95
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$8.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$13135

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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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