Munich vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$460
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	94	64
🏙️ Population	1.49M	12.4M

The cost of living in Munich is 110% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1315th and 5031st ($2188 vs $1042) 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 48th and 4799th 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	$14.6	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$12031

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599

Cities near Sao Paulo

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