Buenos Aires vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$2473
🏠 One person rent
$337
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$275
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$466
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
73
66
🏙️ Population
3.06M
12.3M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 17% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6181st and 5673rd ($809 vs $973) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 1497th and 4223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$6.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$6.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$61.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
9.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$2610
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$1717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$7.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$60.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$9960

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$715
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$582
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$552
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$534
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$714
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$658
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$744
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$577
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$591
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$563
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$478
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$757
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$564
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$611
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$581
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$563
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$564
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$533
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$561
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$574
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$584
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$586
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$564
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$555
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$562
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$512
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$564
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$563
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$563
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$563
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$535
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$608
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$796
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$540
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$564
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$566
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$754
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$503
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$562
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$561