Sao Paulo vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$462	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$1450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	65	87
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.96M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 19% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5654th and 4470th ($976 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Brazil and Japan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 4281st and 262nd 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	$6.51	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$10781

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088