Sao Paulo vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$538	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$3766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	11.5M	985K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 54% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4918th and 1008th ($1126 vs $2439) 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 1.5 months in Stockholm. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 1670th and 19th 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	$7.66	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$17265

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464