Rotterdam vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rotterdam	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4464	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1909	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$484	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3795	$460
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	592K	12.4M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 93% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1756th and 5031st ($2013 vs $1042) 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 1.9 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Rotterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 54th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Sao Paulo

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	Rotterdam	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1267	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1849	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5063	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.07	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.49	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.7	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.3	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1521	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12166	$12031

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413

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