Sao Paulo vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$2927
🏠 One person rent	$480	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$1159
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$1017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	64	58
🏙️ Population	12.4M	1.48M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 14% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5031st and 4389th ($1042 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 4799th and 5642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Zapopan

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	Sao Paulo	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$5586

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$873
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$672
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$681
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$812
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$881
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$789
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$912
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$774
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$741
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$763
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1094
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$707
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$630
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$774
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$765
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$682
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$784
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$996
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$915
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$793
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1185
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$781