Sao Paulo vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$481
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$852
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
38
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
11.5M
767K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 19% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5616th and 4447th ($1012 vs $1254) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 4573rd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.82
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$3.19
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.91%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2416
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1687
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.65
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13135
$10598

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$716
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$665
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$691
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$674
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$644
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$686
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$573
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$663
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$640
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$627
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$738
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$640
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$639
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$640
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$639
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$633
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$621
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$656
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$606
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$647
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$645
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$641
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$679
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$639
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$661
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$674
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$640
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$698
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$742
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$595
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$630
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$653
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$746
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$650
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$638
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$629

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780