Sao Paulo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$481	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$2601
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	63	99
🏙️ Population	11.5M	14.3M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 38% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5616th and 3085th ($1012 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Brazil and Japan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4573rd 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	$6.82	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$15495

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033