Sao Paulo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$6532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	11.5M	737K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 65% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5003rd and 142nd ($1115 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 5th in the United States, while ranked 2408th and 32nd 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	$7.85	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$28950

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173