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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	95
😀 Quality of life	93	63
🏙️ Population	1.01M	11.5M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 263% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 13th and 5616th ($3674 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 Jose, United States compared to 0.5 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 57th and 4573rd 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	$25.2	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$13135

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

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