Sao Paulo vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2532
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$462
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$581
$1581
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
38
😀 Quality of life
65
76
🏙️ Population
11.5M
767K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 22% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5654th and 4331st ($976 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Brazil and Croatia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Croatia 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 Zagreb. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 4281st and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1051
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.38%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.37
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$527
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14254
$10861

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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 Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747