Baltimore vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	92	69
🏙️ Population	586K	11.5M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 121% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1219th and 5192nd ($2323 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 128th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Sao Paulo

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	Baltimore	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$15428

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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