Faisalabad vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Faisalabad	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$306	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$769	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$99.5	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$178	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$121	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$581
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	95
😀 Quality of life	39	65
🏙️ Population	3.2M	11.5M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 69% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 9193rd and 5654th ($306 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Pakistan and Brazil, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Faisalabad compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Faisalabad ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7026th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Faisalabad vs Sao Paulo

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	Faisalabad	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.14	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.57	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.2	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$45.8	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.12%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$3.57	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.58	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.37	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.54	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.72	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.4	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27.2	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Faisalabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Chiniot	$389
35 km or 22 mi	Sahiwal	$305
48 km or 30 mi	Gojra	$342
74 km or 46 mi	Jhang	$292
77 km or 48 mi	Okara	$300
83 km or 52 mi	Sargodha	$458
92 km or 57 mi	Hafizabad	$380
93 km or 58 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
121 km or 75 mi	Lahore	$411
125 km or 78 mi	Kamoke	$321
132 km or 82 mi	Gujranwala	$308
136 km or 84 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
146 km or 91 mi	Burewala	$356
159 km or 99 mi	Gujrat	$373
166 km or 103 mi	Khanewal	$361
169 km or 105 mi	Amritsar	$383
182 km or 113 mi	Sialkot	$281
201 km or 125 mi	Mirpur	$354
209 km or 130 mi	Multan	$392
222 km or 138 mi	Jammu	$287
238 km or 148 mi	Jalandhar	$358
243 km or 151 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
254 km or 158 mi	Islamabad	$442
261 km or 162 mi	Pathankot	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
268 km or 167 mi	Wah	$382
270 km or 167 mi	Ludhiana	$441
279 km or 173 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
286 km or 178 mi	Kohat	$379
323 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
325 km or 202 mi	Mardan	$366
331 km or 206 mi	Baramulla	$273
338 km or 210 mi	Srinagar	$354
352 km or 219 mi	Patiala	$365
359 km or 223 mi	Hisar	$251
362 km or 225 mi	Chandigarh	$369
365 km or 227 mi	Khost	$366
379 km or 235 mi	Bikaner	$297
379 km or 235 mi	Mingora	$364
391 km or 243 mi	Shimla	$272

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611