Sao Paulo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$3342
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	86
😀 Quality of life	69	99
🏙️ Population	11.5M	2.79M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 57% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5192nd and 918th ($1052 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4142nd and 6th 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	$7.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$17676

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043