Barcelona vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$460
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
88
64
🏙️ Population
1.64M
12.4M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 70% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5031st ($1773 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 193rd and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$12031

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659