Sao Paulo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$481	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	80
😀 Quality of life	63	92
🏙️ Population	11.5M	737K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 65% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5616th and 206th ($1012 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 4573rd and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Sao Paulo vs Seattle infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/sao-paulo/seattle.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Sao Paulo vs Seattle infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/sao-paulo/seattle" target="_blank">Sao Paulo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Sao Paulo vs Seattle

Prices for goods and services in Sao Paulo and Seattle are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Sao Paulo	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$28179

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263