Sao Paulo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2664
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$480
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$881
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
64
83
🏙️ Population
12.4M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 5% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5031st and 5356th ($1042 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Brazil and Taiwan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Taiwan 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 Taichung. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4799th and 343rd 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
$7.49
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1043
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.78%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2704
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1879
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.79
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12031
$13893

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721