Sao Paulo vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$538	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	8
😀 Quality of life	75	49
🏙️ Population	11.5M	24.7K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 31% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4918th and 3452nd ($1126 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 1670th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Victoria

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	Sao Paulo	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.66	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$8750

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415