Barcelona vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
1.73M
11.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 89% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1659th and 4918th ($2129 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 174th and 1670th 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
$17.3
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$15990

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720