Sacramento vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sacramento	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2825	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6608	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1770	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$3115	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$731	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4380	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	88	69
🏙️ Population	525K	11.5M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 169% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 362nd and 5192nd ($2825 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 307th and 1st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Sacramento ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 309th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Sao Paulo

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	Sacramento	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.8	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1816	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$266	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.6	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5035	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4072	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.31	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1441	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27489	$15428

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666