Sao Paulo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$3648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	86
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	11.5M	2.79M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 55% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5003rd and 897th ($1115 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 2nd in Canada, while ranked 2408th and 29th 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	$7.85	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$20314

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029