Sao Paulo vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$2642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$6140
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1320
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$955
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$8047
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	74	70
🏙️ Population	11.5M	5.67K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 58% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 5003rd and 666th ($1115 vs $2642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Brazil vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 3 months in Vaduz. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 2408th and 3917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Vaduz

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	Sao Paulo	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.85	$33.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$20.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$7.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$7.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$4.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$1041
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	7.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$17730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$7482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$125
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$8.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$27.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$52.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$7.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$5.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$48.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$150
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$18113

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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 Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2543
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2942
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1975
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2075
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1889
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1748
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2721
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1872
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3345
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1986
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1748
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3457
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1885
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3305
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1855
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3556
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$4151
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3784
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3494
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1892
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3281
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1740
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1884
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1696
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3367
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3380
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3367
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3331