San Francisco vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Francisco	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3905	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$2719	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$4421	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$804	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7528	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	874K	11.5M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 300% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7th and 5654th ($3905 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. San Francisco ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 16th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Sao Paulo

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	San Francisco	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.59	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.83	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2797	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2467	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4615	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4053	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11255	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10091	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.8	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.48	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.61	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.91	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.8	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.5	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20590	$14254

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752

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