Buenos Aires vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2758	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$496	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.9	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$797	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	95
😀 Quality of life	78	69
🏙️ Population	3.12M	11.5M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 8% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4856th and 5192nd ($1139 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 1059th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Sao Paulo

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	Buenos Aires	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.41%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2703	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.92	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.51	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5464	$15428

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$879
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$715
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$949
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$641
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$990
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$590
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1032
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$968
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$871
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$844
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$981
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$817
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$848
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$710
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$959
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$874
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$886
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$846
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$954
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$935
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$841
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$947
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$906
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$897

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