Sao Paulo vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$4756
🏠 One person rent	$481	$1021
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$1866
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$2834
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	95	98
😀 Quality of life	63	94
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.97M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 49% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5616th and 1964th ($1012 vs $1965) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 4573rd and 48th 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	$6.82	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$15069

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1772
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1307
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$860
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$989
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1136
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1051
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1197
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$789
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$788
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1344
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1436
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1211
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1062
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1067
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1016
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1150
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1764
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1563
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1220
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1137
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1690
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1616
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1604
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$938
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$898