Bristol vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bristol	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2450	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1538	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2689	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3490	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	89	69
🏙️ Population	472K	11.5M

The cost of living in Bristol is 133% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 941st and 5192nd ($2450 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 264th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Sao Paulo

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	Bristol	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1579	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2856	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2213	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7139	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6269	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.2	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.96	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.6	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24413	$15428

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Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2166
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2350
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1838
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1932
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1937
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1968
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1900
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1942
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1744
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1885
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$2004
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1971
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$2080
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$2126
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1696
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1812
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1806
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2401
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$2088
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$2099
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1764
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2495
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$2097
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2139
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1946
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1716
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$2042
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1963
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1795
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1802
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2346
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$1951

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