Brussels vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	96
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	196K	11.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 80% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1939th and 4918th ($2030 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Brazil, respectively. Check Belgium vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 121st and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Sao Paulo

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	Brussels	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$15990

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720