Denver vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
716K
11.5M

The cost of living in Denver is 167% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 444th and 5616th ($2699 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 160th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$13135

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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