Sao Paulo vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$496	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	8
😀 Quality of life	69	63
🏙️ Population	11.5M	24.7K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 34% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5192nd and 3601st ($1052 vs $1585) 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 0.5 months in Victoria. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 4142nd and 5581st 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	$7.6	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420