Madrid vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Madrid	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4256	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	95
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	3.33M	11.5M

The cost of living in Madrid is 87% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2194th and 5616th ($1889 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 149th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Sao Paulo

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	Madrid	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6496	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4015	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.16	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.3	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$585	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10462	$13135

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1526
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1396
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1289
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1333
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1162
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1259
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1262
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1127
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$974
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1169
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1260
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1220
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1037
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1317
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1016
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1019
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1314
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1316
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1461
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1186
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1337
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1013
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1258
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1165
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1271
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1284
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1581

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