Sao Paulo vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$2195
🏠 One person rent	$496	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	69	66
🏙️ Population	11.5M	276K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 13% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5192nd and 6050th ($1052 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 4142nd and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Sarajevo

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	Sao Paulo	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$3470

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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

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$618
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$760
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$707
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$669
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$734
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$883
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$920
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1539
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$858
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1261
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1623
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1107
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$967
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1515
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$617
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1047
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1503
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1195
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$685
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1111
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1072
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1141
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1335
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$918
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1153
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1115
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$819
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$557
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$665
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1033
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1322
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$655
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$965
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$832