Rotterdam vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	93	65
🏙️ Population	664K	11.5M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 142% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1038th and 5654th ($2359 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 68th and 4281st 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	$20.8	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$14254

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514

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