George Town vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	95
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	41K	11.5M

The cost of living in George Town is 260% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 17th and 5616th ($3644 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in George Town compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 703rd and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Sao Paulo

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	George Town	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$13135

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

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