Dusseldorf vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	629K	11.5M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 84% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2278th and 5616th ($1861 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 Dusseldorf compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 26th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Sao Paulo

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	Dusseldorf	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$13135

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851

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