Sao Paulo vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$462	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	65	97
🏙️ Population	11.5M	5.87M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 68% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5654th and 129th ($976 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Singapore, respectively. Check Brazil vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4281st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Singapore City

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	Sao Paulo	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$27780

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605