Arlington vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	77	69
🏙️ Population	394K	11.5M

The cost of living in Arlington is 77% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2476th and 5192nd ($1856 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 1375th and 4142nd 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	$15.6	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$15428

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

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