Perth vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	98	65
🏙️ Population	2.14M	11.5M

The cost of living in Perth is 113% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1654th and 5654th ($2075 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6th and 4281st 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	$13.8	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$14254

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611