Hamburg City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4628
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$227
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3251
$460
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
95
😀 Quality of life
94
64
🏙️ Population
1.85M
12.4M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 83% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2013th and 5031st ($1909 vs $1042) 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 43rd and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamburg City Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1011
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5532
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28533
$12031

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274

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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