Hamburg City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2007
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4961
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$1066
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$2044
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3346
$581
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
95
😀 Quality of life
94
65
🏙️ Population
1.91M
11.5M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 106% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1818th and 5654th ($2007 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 40th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamburg City Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.9
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2236
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1550
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$318
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8190
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5824
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.69
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.38
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.67
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.4
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$233
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24460
$14254

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1514
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1501
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1489
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1482
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1437
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1485
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1425
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1514
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1473
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1484
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1428
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1530
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1397
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1459
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1599
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1456
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1456
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1488
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1482
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1382
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1452
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1468
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1432
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1432
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1450
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1382
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1451
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1626
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1231
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1556
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1358
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1458
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1442
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1307
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1451
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1451
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1321

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611