Perth vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	98	69
🏙️ Population	2.14M	11.5M

The cost of living in Perth is 122% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1191st and 5192nd ($2338 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 12th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Sao Paulo

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	Perth	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$15428

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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