Paris vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2480
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5726
$2824
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2535
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$794
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
2.11M
11.5M

The cost of living in Paris is 122% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 916th and 5003rd ($2480 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Brazil, respectively. Check France vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 14th and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Sao Paulo

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Paris Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.54
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1595
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2101
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14879
$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.41
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.3
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$911
$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17184
$16798

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Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719