Brussels vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	196K	11.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 93% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1988th and 5616th ($1958 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 173rd and 4573rd 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	$20.8	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$13135

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629