Canberra vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	83	63
🏙️ Population	381K	11.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 137% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 929th and 5616th ($2393 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 393rd and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Sao Paulo

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	Canberra	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$13135

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

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