Sao Paulo vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$462	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	65	94
🏙️ Population	11.5M	690K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 69% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5654th and 96th ($976 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 4281st and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Washington

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	Sao Paulo	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979