Sao Paulo vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$2682
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	79
😀 Quality of life	69	92
🏙️ Population	11.5M	568K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 54% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5192nd and 1272nd ($1052 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 4142nd and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Surrey

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	Sao Paulo	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$12061

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741