Sao Paulo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$538	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$4456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	75	96
🏙️ Population	11.5M	548K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 55% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4918th and 901st ($1126 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 1670th and 10th 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	$7.66	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$12462

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688