Sao Paulo vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$496	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$23.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	69	58
🏙️ Population	11.5M	88.3K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 26% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5192nd and 6511th ($1052 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Brazil and Fiji, respectively. Check Brazil vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 4142nd and 6102nd 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	$7.6	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$13960

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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 Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$818
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$596
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1022
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$683
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1884
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$751
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$753
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1882
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1878
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1961
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1678
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1417
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1678
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1383
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1419
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1312
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1612
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1423
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1019
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$733
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1493
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1480
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1425
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1252
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1743
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838