Sao Paulo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$3734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	64	94
🏙️ Population	12.4M	548K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 45% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5031st and 2098th ($1042 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 2 months in The Hague. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4799th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs The Hague

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	Sao Paulo	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$8049

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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

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539