Hamburg City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamburg City	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5040	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$244	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3442	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	95
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	1.89M	11.5M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 100% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1809th and 5616th ($2022 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 42nd and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Sao Paulo

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	Hamburg City	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2256	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9009	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5949	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.89	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.8	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23771	$13135

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1614
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1594
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1614
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1589
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1485
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1608
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1581
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1629
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1447
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1549
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1704
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1540
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1649
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1570
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1554
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1555
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1500
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1547
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1520
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1799
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1584
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1523
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1498
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1364
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1539
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1388

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