Sao Paulo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2824
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$537
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$943
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$794
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
11.5M
1.25M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 24% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5003rd and 4144th ($1115 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Brazil and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2408th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Sharjah

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Sao Paulo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.85
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.52
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2178
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.77
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.92
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.2
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$494
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16798
$7922

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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 Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492