Sao Paulo vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$462	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	65	57
🏙️ Population	11.5M	88.3K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 21% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5654th and 6407th ($976 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Brazil and Fiji, respectively. Check Brazil vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 4281st and 5598th 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	$6.51	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$13954

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$810
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$977
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$660
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1002
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$659
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$644
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$647
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1946
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1652
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1968
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1736
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1401
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1652
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1506
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1411
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1182
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1418
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1011
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$669
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1433
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1144
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1457
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1253
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1607
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751