Paris vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	97	69
🏙️ Population	2.15M	11.5M

The cost of living in Paris is 139% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 843rd and 5192nd ($2517 vs $1052) 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 1.5 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 18th and 4142nd 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	$16.9	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$15428

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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