Sao Paulo vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$481	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	63	96
🏙️ Population	11.5M	985K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 49% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5616th and 1883rd ($1012 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Brazil and Sweden, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 4573rd and 17th 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	$6.82	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$7335

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328