Sao Paulo vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$3338
🏠 One person rent	$496	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1836
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	61
😀 Quality of life	69	83
🏙️ Population	11.5M	581K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 26% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5192nd and 4221st ($1052 vs $1414) 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 0.7 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 4142nd and 544th 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	$7.6	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$9582

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$883
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1334
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$920
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$988
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$349
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$735
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$967
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$894
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1125
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$561
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1148
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$840
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1046
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1270
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$993
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1419
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$426
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$528
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$406
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$293
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$928
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1182
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1034
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$545
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1009
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1241
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$968
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1074
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1522