Goiania vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Goiania	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2010	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$364	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$361	$701
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	95
😀 Quality of life	55	69
🏙️ Population	1.44M	11.5M

The cost of living in Goiania is 23% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6647th and 5192nd ($805 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Goiania compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 38th vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 6287th vs 4142nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goiania vs Sao Paulo

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	Goiania	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.21	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.6	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.1	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.32	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7558	$15428

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Cities near Goiania

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Trindade	$693
51 km or 31 mi	Anapolis	$531
136 km or 84 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
152 km or 95 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Brasilia	$882
194 km or 120 mi	Itumbiara	$593
216 km or 135 mi	Catalao	$653
217 km or 135 mi	Rio Verde	$611
241 km or 150 mi	Formosa	$714
246 km or 153 mi	Araguari	$629
256 km or 159 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
260 km or 162 mi	Paracatu	$656
270 km or 168 mi	Uberlandia	$670
293 km or 182 mi	Jatai	$642
332 km or 206 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
360 km or 223 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
369 km or 229 mi	Uberaba	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Araxa	$552
414 km or 257 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
423 km or 263 mi	Votuporanga	$641
437 km or 272 mi	Barretos	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
461 km or 287 mi	Mirassol	$688
472 km or 293 mi	Franca	$552
482 km or 299 mi	Bebedouro	$619
497 km or 309 mi	Catanduva	$607
500 km or 311 mi	Batatais	$609
513 km or 319 mi	Sertaozinho	$629
518 km or 322 mi	Jaboticabal	$620
519 km or 322 mi	Aracatuba	$620
520 km or 323 mi	Andradina	$658
520 km or 323 mi	Tres Lagoas	$830
523 km or 325 mi	Ribeirao Preto	$690
525 km or 326 mi	Birigui	$617
528 km or 328 mi	Passos	$568
531 km or 330 mi	Taquaritinga	$616
534 km or 332 mi	Penapolis	$624
539 km or 335 mi	Januaria	$588
551 km or 342 mi	Gurupi	$606
555 km or 345 mi	Matao	$609

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666