Sao Paulo vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$462	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	65	95
🏙️ Population	11.5M	985K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 52% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5654th and 1732nd ($976 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Sweden, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 4281st and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Stockholm

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	Sao Paulo	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331