Sacramento vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sacramento	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2813	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6464	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1786	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2984	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4579	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	86	65
🏙️ Population	525K	11.5M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 188% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 313th and 5654th ($2813 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 277th 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Sacramento ranked 81st best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 308th and 4281st 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	$19.5	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.64	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1822	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3005	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2512	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3946	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.78	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.06	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$134	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29998	$14254

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045

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