Bangkok vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$425	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	95
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	5.68M	11.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 2% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5738th and 5616th ($994 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Brazil, respectively. Check Thailand vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 1355th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Sao Paulo

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	Bangkok	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$13135

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629