Paris vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	2.15M	11.5M

The cost of living in Paris is 133% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 998th and 5616th ($2357 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 22nd and 4573rd 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	$19.2	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$13135

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629