Liverpool vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Liverpool	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1937	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4778	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1057	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1802	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3068	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	95
😀 Quality of life	91	69
🏙️ Population	513K	11.5M

The cost of living in Liverpool is 84% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2203rd and 5192nd ($1937 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 132nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Liverpool compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Liverpool ranked 30th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 190th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Liverpool vs Sao Paulo

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	Liverpool	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.66	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1131	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2021	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1330	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.39%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3531	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2577	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.88	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1594	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16116	$15428

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Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1832
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1655
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1834
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1804
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1815
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1680
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1873
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1883
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$2023
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1813
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1712
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1828
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$2040
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1918
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1652
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1682
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1968
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$2001
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1759
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2265
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1578
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1921
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1788
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1698
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1513
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1839
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1840
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1783

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666