Sao Paulo vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1083
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$3327
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	64	95
🏙️ Population	12.4M	979K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 47% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5031st and 1837th ($1042 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Brazil and Sweden, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 4799th and 21st 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	$7.49	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$7.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$30.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$7816

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2032
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1650
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1688
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1512
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1348
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1271
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1263
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1210
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1228
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1420
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1276
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1342
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1203
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1345
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1783
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$2283
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1396
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1246
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1480
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1465
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1532
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1483
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1528
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1265
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$893
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1336
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1438
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1261
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1487
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1262
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1382