Boston vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Boston	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3652	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8068	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$2548	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$4099	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6190	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	94	69
🏙️ Population	676K	11.5M

The cost of living in Boston is 247% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 27th and 5192nd ($3652 vs $1052) 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 71st and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Sao Paulo

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	Boston	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.06	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2890	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2183	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5272	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3425	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9693	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6005	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.56	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93.3	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2782	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27427	$15428

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2915
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2854
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2929
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2913
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2414
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2838
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2862
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2837
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2869
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3016
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2582
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2817
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2855
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2920
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2833

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666