Canberra vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	96
😀 Quality of life	85	74
🏙️ Population	381K	11.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 99% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1443rd and 5003rd ($2223 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 479th and 2408th 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	$15.5	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$16798

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719