Sao Paulo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$462	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	86
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	11.5M	2.79M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 60% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5654th and 861st ($976 vs $2453) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4281st and 59th 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	$6.51	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095