Sao Paulo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$462	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	65	100
🏙️ Population	11.5M	4.84M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 62% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5654th and 745th ($976 vs $2539) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4281st 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	$6.51	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683