Sao Paulo vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$481	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$2696
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	80
😀 Quality of life	63	90
🏙️ Population	11.5M	568K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 58% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5616th and 890th ($1012 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 4573rd and 138th 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	$6.82	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$12698

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Cities near Sao Paulo

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

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655