Gothenburg vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$895	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	608K	11.5M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 71% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2792nd and 5616th ($1725 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Brazil, respectively. Check Sweden vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 81st and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Sao Paulo

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	Gothenburg	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$13135

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

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