San Jose, United States vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	95
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	1.01M	12.4M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 236% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 22nd and 5031st ($3502 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 69th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Sao Paulo

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	San Jose	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$12031

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659