Sao Paulo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	69	100
🏙️ Population	11.5M	5.45M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5192nd and 649th ($1052 vs $2640) 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 4142nd 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	$7.6	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$19140

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710