Sao Paulo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$4686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	74	96
🏙️ Population	11.5M	548K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 59% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5003rd and 570th ($1115 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.7 months in The Hague. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 2408th and 7th 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	$7.85	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$13755

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734