Sao Paulo vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$537	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	8
😀 Quality of life	74	48
🏙️ Population	11.5M	24.7K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 32% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5003rd and 3471st ($1115 vs $1646) 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 2408th and 6854th 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	$7.85	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$8971

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419