Sao Paulo vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$481
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$852
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
63
48
🏙️ Population
11.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 29% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5616th and 6501st ($1012 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and India, respectively. Check Brazil vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 4573rd and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.82
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.91%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2416
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1687
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.65
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13135
$1527

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348