Sao Paulo vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$462	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$2512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	65	87
🏙️ Population	11.5M	750K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 45% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5654th and 2455th ($976 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 4281st and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Winnipeg

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	Sao Paulo	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$11629

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699