Goiania vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Goiania	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1905	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$272	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$342	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	95
😀 Quality of life	50	65
🏙️ Population	1.44M	11.5M

The cost of living in Goiania is 32% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7098th and 5654th ($665 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Goiania compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 31st vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 6239th vs 4281st 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	$5.11	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.1	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1198	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$730	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14624	$14254

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Cities near Goiania

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Trindade	$596
51 km or 31 mi	Anapolis	$508
136 km or 84 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
152 km or 95 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Brasilia	$765
194 km or 120 mi	Itumbiara	$630
216 km or 135 mi	Catalao	$606
217 km or 135 mi	Rio Verde	$581
241 km or 150 mi	Formosa	$653
246 km or 153 mi	Araguari	$595
256 km or 159 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
260 km or 162 mi	Paracatu	$606
270 km or 168 mi	Uberlandia	$630
293 km or 182 mi	Jatai	$595
332 km or 206 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
360 km or 223 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
369 km or 229 mi	Uberaba	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Araxa	$529
414 km or 257 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
423 km or 263 mi	Votuporanga	$603
437 km or 272 mi	Barretos	$564
461 km or 286 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
461 km or 287 mi	Mirassol	$625
472 km or 293 mi	Franca	$522
482 km or 299 mi	Bebedouro	$582
497 km or 309 mi	Catanduva	$571
500 km or 311 mi	Batatais	$573
513 km or 319 mi	Sertaozinho	$590
518 km or 322 mi	Jaboticabal	$585
519 km or 322 mi	Aracatuba	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Andradina	$719
520 km or 323 mi	Tres Lagoas	$797
523 km or 325 mi	Ribeirao Preto	$647
525 km or 326 mi	Birigui	$589
528 km or 328 mi	Passos	$536
531 km or 330 mi	Taquaritinga	$580
534 km or 332 mi	Penapolis	$593
539 km or 335 mi	Januaria	$558
551 km or 342 mi	Gurupi	$578
555 km or 345 mi	Matao	$577

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