Sao Paulo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	64	98
🏙️ Population	12.4M	4.84M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 62% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5031st and 318th ($1042 vs $2741) 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4799th and 3rd 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	$7.49	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$17934

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816