Sao Paulo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$462	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	80
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	11.5M	737K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 68% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5654th and 158th ($976 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 4281st and 98th 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	$6.51	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093