Prague vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Prague	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1513	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3601	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$911	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1611	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1829	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	87	65
🏙️ Population	1.38M	11.5M

The cost of living in Prague is 55% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3363rd and 5654th ($1513 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Czech Republic and Brazil, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 285th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Sao Paulo

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	Prague	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$685	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$254	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.33	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.6	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$758	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12277	$14254

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1356
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1216
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1795
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$942
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$880
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1163
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1048
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1314
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1033
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1135
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1159
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1030
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1352
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1088
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1150
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1112
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1092
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1107
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1352
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1121
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$974
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1402
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1059
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1202
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1420
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1120

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