Bristol vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bristol	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2321	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5439	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2493	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	472K	11.5M

The cost of living in Bristol is 138% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1113th and 5654th ($2321 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 236th and 4281st 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	$18.9	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.6	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1581	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2825	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6737	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6221	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.3	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1825	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23000	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2043
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1717
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1889
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1852
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$1940
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1818
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1623
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$1924
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1594
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1525
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1814
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$1897
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1902
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$1950
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$1984
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1569
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1704
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1691
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2312
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$1929
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$1946
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$1991
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1653
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2494
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$1998
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2020
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2039
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1885
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1608
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$1988
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1868
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1693
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1686
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2264
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$1679

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