Munich vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	93	65
🏙️ Population	1.51M	11.5M

The cost of living in Munich is 126% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1352nd and 5654th ($2201 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 54th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Sao Paulo

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	Munich	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$14254

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

Cities near Sao Paulo

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