Canberra vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	82	64
🏙️ Population	381K	12.4M

The cost of living in Canberra is 150% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 522nd and 5031st ($2604 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 367th and 4799th 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	$32.8	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$12031

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

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