Buenos Aires vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$470
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$581
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
74
65
🏙️ Population
3.12M
11.5M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 16% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4694th and 5654th ($1130 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 1194th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$14254

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

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