Sao Paulo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$2515
🏠 One person rent	$537	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$653
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$1212
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	11.5M	2.35M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 18% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5003rd and 6085th ($1115 vs $941) 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2408th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Taoyuan

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	Sao Paulo	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.85	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$882
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$937
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$709
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$796
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$997
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$957
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$888
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$879
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$889
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$910
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$668
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$910
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$841
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$654
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$634
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$630
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$903
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$723
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$705
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$763
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$682
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$634
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$697
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$698
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$610
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$465
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$602
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$667
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$617
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$464