Sao Paulo vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$481	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$1616
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	63	73
🏙️ Population	11.5M	683K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 24% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5616th and 4271st ($1012 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 4573rd and 1465th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Zaragoza

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	Sao Paulo	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$7709

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471