Sacramento vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sacramento	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2682	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2782	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$710	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4542	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	96
😀 Quality of life	87	75
🏙️ Population	525K	11.5M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 138% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 605th and 4918th ($2682 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 533rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Sacramento ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 347th and 1670th 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	$19.1	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1781	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2335	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4948	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3517	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.55	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.19	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.63	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.21	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1488	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20438	$15990

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848

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