Dallas vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dallas	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5210	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1465	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2028	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4795	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	92	69
🏙️ Population	1.3M	11.5M

The cost of living in Dallas is 133% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 948th and 5192nd ($2447 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th and 1st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 136th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Sao Paulo

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	Dallas	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1516	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2176	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1639	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3818	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2456	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.8	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.7	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1152	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24402	$15428

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2133
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2183
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2176
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2497
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2315
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2199
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2162
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2135
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2340
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2381
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1856
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2268
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2139
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2212
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2140
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2038
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2133
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2246
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2143
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2568
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2336
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2369
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2136
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2108
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2140
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2216

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666