Sao Paulo vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$3556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	69	93
🏙️ Population	11.5M	633K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 52% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5192nd and 1455th ($1052 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany 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 Stuttgart. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 4142nd and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Stuttgart

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	Sao Paulo	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$17949

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763