Sao Paulo vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$462	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$953
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$328
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$53.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	58
😀 Quality of life	65	67
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.12M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 4% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 5654th and 5394th ($976 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Georgia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 4281st and 3528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tbilisi

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	Sao Paulo	Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$9.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	11.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$1130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$7.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$47.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$5278

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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 Tbilisi

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Marneuli	$813
23 km or 14 mi	Rustavi	$660
35 km or 22 mi	Gardabani	$767
68 km or 42 mi	Gori	$583
102 km or 63 mi	Vanadzor	$697
106 km or 66 mi	Spitak	$833
108 km or 67 mi	Khashuri	$692
131 km or 82 mi	Gyumri	$711
148 km or 92 mi	Vladikavkaz	$633
159 km or 99 mi	Abovyan	$1094
159 km or 99 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
170 km or 106 mi	Ganja	$481
170 km or 106 mi	Yerevan	$1199
184 km or 114 mi	Armavir	$990
187 km or 116 mi	Kutaisi	$658
189 km or 118 mi	Kars	$568
191 km or 118 mi	Masis	$1081
193 km or 120 mi	Grozny	$608
203 km or 126 mi	Shaki	$607
209 km or 130 mi	Igdir	$565
222 km or 138 mi	Nalchik	$583
228 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Oguz	$627
236 km or 147 mi	Senaki	$788
241 km or 150 mi	Barda	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Dogubayazit	$570
261 km or 162 mi	Makhachkala	$535
265 km or 165 mi	Batumi	$812
266 km or 165 mi	Agri	$553
273 km or 170 mi	Goris	$967
294 km or 183 mi	Caldiran	$574
308 km or 191 mi	Kapan	$961
331 km or 206 mi	Khachmaz	$676
346 km or 215 mi	Sukhumi	$760
350 km or 217 mi	Khoy	$419
359 km or 223 mi	Erzurum	$562
368 km or 229 mi	Rize	$661
373 km or 232 mi	Marand	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Van	$615
396 km or 246 mi	Sirvan	$634