Sao Paulo vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2824
$974
🏠 One person rent
$537
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$943
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$794
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
74
60
🏙️ Population
11.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 61% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5003rd and 7286th ($1115 vs $693) 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 23rd in India, while ranked 2408th and 5975th 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
$7.85
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.52
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2178
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.77
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.92
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$494
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16798
$929

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319