Saitama vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$378
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
77
75
🏙️ Population
1.33M
11.5M

The cost of living in Saitama is 6% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5168th and 4918th ($1055 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 1st in Japan and Brazil, respectively. Check Japan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 1050th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Sao Paulo

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Saitama Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$15990

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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