Helsinki vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$918	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	95
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	676K	11.5M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 86% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2353rd and 5654th ($1816 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Brazil, respectively. Check Finland vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 26th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Sao Paulo

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	Helsinki	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

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