Miami vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	95
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	442K	11.5M

The cost of living in Miami is 215% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 119th and 5654th ($3075 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th and 1st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Miami ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 140th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Sao Paulo

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	Miami	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$14254

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

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