Sao Paulo vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$990
🏠 One person rent	$496	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$305
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$271
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	40
😀 Quality of life	69	55
🏙️ Population	11.5M	5.94M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 49% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5192nd and 7068th ($1052 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Brazil and India, respectively. Check Brazil vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 4142nd and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Surat

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	Sao Paulo	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$922

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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 Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$278
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$374
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$375
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$267
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$382
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$399
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$487
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$324
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$705
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$382
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$303
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$349
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$517
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$330
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$264
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$290
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$273
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$297
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$396
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$328
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$285
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$310
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$290
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$305
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$309
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$328
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$366
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$333
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$333