Sao Paulo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$462	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	65	94
🏙️ Population	11.5M	548K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 56% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5654th and 1356th ($976 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4281st 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	$6.51	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$10346

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530