Arlington vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	96
😀 Quality of life	78	75
🏙️ Population	394K	11.5M

The cost of living in Arlington is 70% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2324th and 4918th ($1913 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 1st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 895th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Sao Paulo

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	Arlington	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$15990

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

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