Sao Paulo vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$4660
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1122
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$1887
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$3317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	96	86
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	11.5M	518K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 43% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5003rd and 2232nd ($1115 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 144th in Brazil and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Kingdom 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 Sheffield. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2408th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Sheffield

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	Sao Paulo	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.85	$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$24899

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1631
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1567
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1558
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1874
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1882
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1925
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1991
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1741
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$2002
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1841
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1787
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2365
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1733
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1891
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1827
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2080
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2055
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$2033
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1974
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1427
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1818
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1855
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1857
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$2079
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2025
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1496
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1900
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1674
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2046
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1871