Sao Paulo vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$538	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$4463
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	69
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	11.5M	385K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 56% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4918th and 777th ($1126 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 683rd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 1670th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tampa

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	Sao Paulo	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.66	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$19356

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Cities near Sao Paulo

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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260