Sao Paulo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	74	98
🏙️ Population	11.5M	5.45M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 61% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5003rd and 348th ($1115 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 2408th 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	$7.85	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$21946

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864