Sao Paulo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$496	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1051
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	69	84
🏙️ Population	11.5M	2.33M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 12% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5192nd and 5995th ($1052 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4142nd and 482nd 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	$7.6	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$14970

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451