Gold Coast vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2239
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4966
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$1436
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$2255
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3017
$581
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
49
95
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
608K
11.5M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 129% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1278th and 5654th ($2239 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 223rd and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Gold Coast Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.49
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1508
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1209
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2204
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1987
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.1
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8546
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3976
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.1
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2092
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6970
$14254

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2016
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1781
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1677
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1748
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1683
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1504
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1185
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1557
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1478
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1448
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1411
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1702
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2099
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1824
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1584
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2539
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2252
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1538
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1511
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1416
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1616
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2023
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1619
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1667
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1601
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1691
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1291
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1727
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1691
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1654
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1643
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2194
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1620
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1645

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