London vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	98	64
🏙️ Population	8.91M	12.4M

The cost of living in London is 219% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 38th and 5031st ($3321 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in London compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Sao Paulo

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	London	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$12031

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659