Sao Paulo vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$481
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$852
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$1540
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
11.5M
1.96M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 20% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5616th and 4398th ($1012 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Brazil and Japan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 4573rd and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Sapporo

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Sao Paulo Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.82
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.91%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2416
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1687
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.65
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13135
$11313

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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

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124