San Francisco vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Francisco	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3781	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8717	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$2600	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$4501	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$806	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7795	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	97	63
🏙️ Population	874K	11.5M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 274% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 9th and 5616th ($3781 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. San Francisco ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 12th and 4573rd 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	$22.5	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.68	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2707	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2324	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5024	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4030	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11577	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11019	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.31	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.2	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.38	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2916	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31050	$13135

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629