Rotterdam vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$2824
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$794
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
664K
11.5M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 136% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 676th and 5003rd ($2637 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 24th and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24
$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$16798

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719