New York City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	98	69
🏙️ Population	8.8M	11.5M

The cost of living in New York City is 300% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4th and 5192nd ($4203 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 New York City compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 11th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Sao Paulo

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	New York City	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$15428

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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