Paris vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paris	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2231	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5578	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$247	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	94	64
🏙️ Population	2.15M	12.4M

The cost of living in Paris is 114% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1216th and 5031st ($2231 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 33rd and 4799th 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	$18.6	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.14	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.51	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12958	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9199	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.8	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.08	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.34	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.3	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$838	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16502	$12031

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659