Arlington vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	96
😀 Quality of life	78	74
🏙️ Population	394K	11.5M

The cost of living in Arlington is 71% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2397th and 5003rd ($1907 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 894th and 2408th 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	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$16798

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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