Sao Paulo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$496	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$2246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	69	88
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.25M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 26% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5192nd and 4204th ($1052 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4142nd and 312th 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	$7.6	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$6883

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483