Perth vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	96
😀 Quality of life	96	74
🏙️ Population	2.14M	11.5M

The cost of living in Perth is 119% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 978th and 5003rd ($2448 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 10th and 2408th 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	$15.6	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$16798

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719