Sao Paulo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2824
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$537
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$943
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$794
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
11.5M
2.87M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 16% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5003rd and 5984th ($1115 vs $957) 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2408th and 409th 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
$7.85
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.52
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2178
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.77
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.92
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$494
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16798
$17495

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665