Sao Paulo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$462	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$1355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	84
😀 Quality of life	65	81
🏙️ Population	11.5M	3.03M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 9% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5654th and 6071st ($976 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Brazil and Taiwan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 4281st and 521st 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	$6.51	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$18658

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671