Alexandria vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	48	65
🏙️ Population	4.87M	11.5M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 68% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 9165th and 5654th ($316 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Brazil, respectively. Check Egypt vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6367th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Sao Paulo

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	Alexandria	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$14254

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

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