Sao Paulo vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$538
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$954
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$1896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
39
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
11.5M
767K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 24% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4918th and 4035th ($1126 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Brazil and Croatia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 1670th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Zagreb

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Sao Paulo Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2685
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1939
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.09
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.22
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15990
$12142

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978