Calgary vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	1.31M	12.4M

The cost of living in Calgary is 103% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1526th and 5031st ($2113 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 66th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Sao Paulo

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	Calgary	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$12031

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659