Sao Paulo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$538	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	75	100
🏙️ Population	11.5M	5.45M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4918th and 370th ($1126 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1670th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Sydney

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	Sao Paulo	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.66	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$25164

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863