Luxembourg City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2916	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6290	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1972	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$3201	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$683	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5248	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	96
😀 Quality of life	86	75
🏙️ Population	138K	11.5M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 159% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 290th and 4918th ($2916 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Luxembourg and Brazil, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 392nd and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Sao Paulo

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	Luxembourg City	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.9	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1917	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1676	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13003	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8731	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16458	$15990

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2669
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2607
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2551
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2481
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1788
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1714
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1459
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1463
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1464
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1431
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1454
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1455
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1462
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1649
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1574
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1462
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1462
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1642
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1465
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1443
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1303
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1639
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1600
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1596
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1734
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1572
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1760
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1586
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1650
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1679
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1559
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1552
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1618
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1686

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