Sao Paulo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$2751
🏠 One person rent	$481	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$1368
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	84
😀 Quality of life	63	80
🏙️ Population	11.5M	3.03M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 9% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5616th and 6052nd ($1012 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Brazil and Taiwan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4573rd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Taichung

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	Sao Paulo	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$13638

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$841
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$818
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$698
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$761
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$707
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$864
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$828
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$868
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1060
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$745
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1158
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$841
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$1028
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$801
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$661
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$654
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$666
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$821
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$807
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$683
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$713
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$642
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$719
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$605
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$592
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$776
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$691
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$795
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$726
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$712
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$643
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$719
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$702
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$716