Sao Paulo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	69	95
🏙️ Population	11.5M	548K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 59% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5192nd and 749th ($1052 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4142nd and 43rd 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	$7.6	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$12471

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696