Sao Paulo vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2188
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$920
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$8230
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	95	28
😀 Quality of life	69	71
🏙️ Population	11.5M	5.67K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 59% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 5192nd and 805th ($1052 vs $2541) 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 3.2 months in Vaduz. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 4142nd and 3536th 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	$7.6	$31.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$19.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$6.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$4.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$1245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$993
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$2286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	7.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$16882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$7076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$9.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$26.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$50.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$4.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$8.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$4.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$99.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$180
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$17420

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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 Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2443
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2108
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2846
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1944
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2029
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1830
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1719
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2650
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1887
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3249
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1873
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1730
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3282
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1880
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3207
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1829
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3381
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3836
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3691
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3392
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1817
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3153
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1705
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1836
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1706
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3239
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3231
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3197
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3175