Sao Paulo vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	74
😀 Quality of life	69	90
🏙️ Population	11.5M	459K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 56% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5192nd and 1045th ($1052 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 916th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 4142nd and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Virginia Beach

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	Sao Paulo	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710