Sao Paulo vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$538	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$3329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	96	98
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	11.5M	2.03M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 50% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4918th and 1403rd ($1126 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Austria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 1670th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Vienna

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	Sao Paulo	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.66	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$28814

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928