Barcelona vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$477
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
88
63
🏙️ Population
1.66M
11.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 87% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2198th and 5616th ($1887 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 238th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$13135

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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