Sao Paulo vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$933
🏠 One person rent
$538
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$954
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
75
60
🏙️ Population
11.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 70% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4918th and 7534th ($1126 vs $663) 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 17th in India, while ranked 1670th and 5942nd 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
$7.66
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2685
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1939
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.09
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.22
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15990
$877

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298