Sao Paulo vs Turin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Turin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$496	$762
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1307
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	52
😀 Quality of life	69	85
🏙️ Population	11.5M	842K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 34% less expensive than in Turin. Cities ranked 5192nd and 3609th ($1052 vs $1582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Brazil and Italy, respectively. Check Brazil vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Turin. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Turin ranked 8th in Italy, while ranked 4142nd and 447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Turin

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	Sao Paulo	Turin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$7.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$1390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$977
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$4337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$6.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$13620

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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 Turin

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Asti	$1268
62 km or 39 mi	Biella	$1263
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1316
74 km or 46 mi	Alessandria	$1308
77 km or 48 mi	Mondovi	$1336
77 km or 48 mi	Cuneo	$1257
80 km or 50 mi	Aosta	$1662
83 km or 52 mi	Novara	$1264
94 km or 58 mi	Tortona	$1469
96 km or 59 mi	Vigevano	$1770
103 km or 64 mi	Voghera	$1624
105 km or 65 mi	Savona	$1642
109 km or 67 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Pavia	$1474
115 km or 72 mi	Chamonix	$1968
118 km or 73 mi	Buccinasco	$1792
122 km or 76 mi	Varese	$1605
122 km or 76 mi	Saronno	$1808
122 km or 76 mi	Genoa	$1620
125 km or 78 mi	Milan	$2307
132 km or 82 mi	Sion	$2397
134 km or 83 mi	Imperia	$1473
134 km or 83 mi	Seregno	$1699
134 km or 83 mi	Cantu	$1649
136 km or 84 mi	Monza	$1764
136 km or 85 mi	Como	$1803
139 km or 86 mi	Sanremo	$1504
142 km or 88 mi	Ventimiglia	$1563
144 km or 89 mi	Lodi	$1344
144 km or 89 mi	Lugano	$2673
145 km or 90 mi	Menton	$1488
149 km or 93 mi	Monte Carlo	$4203
150 km or 93 mi	Chambery	$1406
150 km or 93 mi	Monaco City	$9122
153 km or 95 mi	Annecy	$1727
155 km or 97 mi	Grenoble	$1525
156 km or 97 mi	Nice	$1884
156 km or 97 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
157 km or 98 mi	Piacenza	$1582
159 km or 99 mi	Lecco	$1489