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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	95
😀 Quality of life	93	69
🏙️ Population	1.01M	11.5M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 276% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6th and 5192nd ($3952 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 88th and 4142nd 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	$20.4	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$15428

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666