London vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	99	69
🏙️ Population	8.8M	11.5M

The cost of living in London is 266% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8th and 5192nd ($3851 vs $1052) 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 1.1 months in London compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5th and 4142nd 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	$22.2	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$15428

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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