Cost of Living in Sao Paulo

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1042
$2664
🛋️ Without rent
$561
$1784
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$480
$881
🍽️ Food
$302
$798
🚐 Transport
$151
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
😀 Quality of life
64
🏙️ Population
12.4M

The average cost of living in Sao Paulo is $1042, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 5031st out of 9294 in our global list and 1st out of 385 in Brazil.

The median after-tax salary is $460, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months. Ranked 4799th (TOP 52%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 2nd best city to live in Brazil. With an estimated population of 12.4M, Sao Paulo is the 1st largest city in Brazil.

✈️ Closest airport 5 km Campo de Marte Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 13.5 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 48 University of Sao Paulo
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Prices in Sao Paulo

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

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