Sao Paulo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2532
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$462
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$581
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
65
99
🏙️ Population
11.5M
14.3M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 39% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5654th and 3019th ($976 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Brazil and Japan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4281st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tokyo

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Sao Paulo Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1051
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.38%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.37
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$527
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14254
$15235

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Sao PauloTokyo

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101