Sao Paulo vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$3571
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	69	96
🏙️ Population	11.5M	985K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 54% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5192nd and 1273rd ($1052 vs $2297) 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 4142nd and 33rd 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	$7.6	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$15313

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482