Sao Paulo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	80
😀 Quality of life	69	93
🏙️ Population	11.5M	737K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 67% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5192nd and 125th ($1052 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 4142nd and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Seattle

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	Sao Paulo	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114