Sao Paulo vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$481	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$3361
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	78
😀 Quality of life	63	92
🏙️ Population	11.5M	662K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 62% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5616th and 512th ($1012 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 4573rd and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Vancouver

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	Sao Paulo	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$16245

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743