Sao Paulo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2664
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$480
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$881
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
64
86
🏙️ Population
12.4M
2.29M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 21% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5031st and 6163rd ($1042 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Brazil and Taiwan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 4799th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.49
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1043
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.78%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2704
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1879
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.79
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12031
$13937

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716