Sao Paulo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2682
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$496
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$872
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$701
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
85
😀 Quality of life
69
83
🏙️ Population
11.5M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 4% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5192nd and 5518th ($1052 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Brazil and Taiwan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4142nd and 541st 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
$7.6
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.12
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.27%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$475
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15428
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650