Sao Paulo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$538	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$3517
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	86
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	11.5M	2.79M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 53% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4918th and 1059th ($1126 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1670th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Toronto

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	Sao Paulo	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.66	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$22670

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053