Riga vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$568
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
605K
11.5M

The cost of living in Riga is 16% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4672nd and 5616th ($1169 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Brazil, respectively. Check Latvia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 580th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$13135

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$716
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$665
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$691
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$674
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$644
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$686
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$573
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$663
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$640
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$627
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$738
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$640
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$639
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$640
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$639
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$633
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$621
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$656
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$606
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$647
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$645
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$641
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$679
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$639
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$661
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$674
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$640
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$698
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$742
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$595
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$630
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$653
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$746
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$650
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$638
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$629