Hamburg City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
96
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
1.91M
11.5M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 94% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1511th and 4918th ($2189 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 38th and 1670th 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
$17.5
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$15990

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720