Sao Paulo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$538
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$954
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
11.5M
2.43M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 10% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4918th and 4646th ($1126 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 1670th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Taipei

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Sao Paulo Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2685
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1939
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.09
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.22
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15990
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612