Sao Paulo vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$480	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$903
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$1671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	64	63
🏙️ Population	12.4M	88.3K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 23% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5031st and 6217th ($1042 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Fiji, respectively. Check Brazil vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 2 months in Suva. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 4799th and 4952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Suva

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	Sao Paulo	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$9729

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$824
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$752
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$599
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$974
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$978
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$576
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1841
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$594
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$594
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2943
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1648
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1388
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2279
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1960
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1994
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1754
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1701
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1425
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1200
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$491
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1563
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1071
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$744
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1207
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1113
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1454
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1230
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1777
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887