Luxembourg City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2776	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6075	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1866	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	95
😀 Quality of life	89	69
🏙️ Population	136K	11.5M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 164% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 433rd and 5192nd ($2776 vs $1052) 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 279th and 4142nd 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	$21.5	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.64	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3349	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12143	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.64	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.34	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.5	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16342	$15428

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2515
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2564
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2439
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2361
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1809
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1646
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1725
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1463
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1457
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1526
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1479
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1476
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1482
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1479
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1676
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1561
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1484
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1484
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1664
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1478
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1538
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1664
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1644
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1624
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1599
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1689
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1619
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1695
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1633
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1662
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1691
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1777
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1580
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1599
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1668
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1689

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666