Sao Paulo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$462	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$1050
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	65	83
🏙️ Population	11.5M	2.33M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 12% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5654th and 6171st ($976 vs $875) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4281st and 418th 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	$6.51	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$18619

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443