Fresno vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fresno	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2277	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5358	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1457	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2561	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3885	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	95
😀 Quality of life	79	63
🏙️ Population	542K	11.5M

The cost of living in Fresno is 125% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1183rd and 5616th ($2277 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th 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 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Fresno ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 575th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Sao Paulo

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	Fresno	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.07	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2130	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2718	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$979	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30020	$13135

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2281
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2409
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2427
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2614
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2424
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2386
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2412
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2498
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2079
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2231
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2151
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2374
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2758
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2500
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2557
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2570
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2401
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2557
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2735
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2852
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2963
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2706
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2312
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2532
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2428
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2187
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3118
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$2016
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$2897
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2271
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2561
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2557
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3527
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2970
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2250
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$2839
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2868
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2194

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