Sao Paulo vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$462	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	62
😀 Quality of life	65	80
🏙️ Population	11.5M	581K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 23% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5654th and 4316th ($976 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Lithuania, respectively. Check Brazil vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 4281st and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Vilnius

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	Sao Paulo	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$8531

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302