Sao Paulo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$481	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	63	95
🏙️ Population	11.5M	548K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 52% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5616th and 1613th ($1012 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4573rd and 35th 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	$6.82	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$9165

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611