Boston vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$581
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
91
65
🏙️ Population
676K
11.5M

The cost of living in Boston is 263% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 24th and 5654th ($3547 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 103rd and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$14254

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611