London vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	99	65
🏙️ Population	8.8M	11.5M

The cost of living in London is 238% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 58th and 5654th ($3296 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in London compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4th and 4281st 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	$21.4	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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