Fresno vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fresno	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2083	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5212	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$1287	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$2076	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3882	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	95
😀 Quality of life	65	64
🏙️ Population	542K	12.4M

The cost of living in Fresno is 100% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1603rd and 5031st ($2083 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st 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 1.9 months in Fresno compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Fresno ranked 1706th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 4568th and 4799th 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	$15.8	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1125	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1727	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2747	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2718	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.15	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2655	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31096	$12031

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2144
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2314
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2343
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2535
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2372
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2344
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2372
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2439
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2153
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2248
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2351
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2149
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2313
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2665
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2478
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2514
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2393
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2239
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2498
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2592
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2702
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2814
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2638
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2111
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2400
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2271
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2126
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$2952
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$1945
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3009
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2205
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2434
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2417
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$2908
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2356
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2141
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$2035
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2660
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2140

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659