Barcelona vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2824
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$794
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.73M
11.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 90% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5003rd ($2116 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 205th and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Sao Paulo

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Barcelona Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$16798

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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