Sao Paulo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2664
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$480
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$881
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
64
82
🏙️ Population
12.4M
1.25M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 35% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5031st and 3028th ($1042 vs $1612) 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4799th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.49
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$7.46
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1043
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.78%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2704
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1879
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.79
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12031
$5193

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541