Perth vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	96
😀 Quality of life	96	75
🏙️ Population	2.14M	11.5M

The cost of living in Perth is 127% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 791st and 4918th ($2562 vs $1126) 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 11th and 1670th 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	$16.4	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$15990

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720