Athens vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$616
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$581
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
78
65
🏙️ Population
643K
11.5M

The cost of living in Athens is 30% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4281st and 5654th ($1272 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Brazil, respectively. Check Greece vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 656th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$14254

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

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