Paris vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	2.15M	11.5M

The cost of living in Paris is 132% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1222nd and 5654th ($2267 vs $976) 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 1.4 months in Paris compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 25th and 4281st 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	$16	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$14254

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

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