Islamabad vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$198	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$477
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	67	95
😀 Quality of life	49	63
🏙️ Population	1.01M	11.5M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 57% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8895th and 5616th ($439 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Brazil, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6293rd and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Sao Paulo

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	Islamabad	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$13135

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397

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