Sao Paulo vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$3442
🏠 One person rent	$481	$758
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$1325
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$1738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	56
😀 Quality of life	63	86
🏙️ Population	11.5M	458K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 30% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 5616th and 3932nd ($1012 vs $1447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Estonia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 4573rd and 323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tallinn

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	Sao Paulo	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$897
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	5.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$4778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$3290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$7079

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1278
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1936
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$2023
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$973
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1525
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1782
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1363
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1570
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1532
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1102
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1453
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$966
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1571
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1120
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1416
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1546
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$979
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1591
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1453
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1544
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1447
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$846
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$893
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1469
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1527
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1499
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1496
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1331
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1467