Sao Paulo vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$462	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	65	59
🏙️ Population	11.5M	687K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 11% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5654th and 4828th ($976 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 4281st and 5447th 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	$6.51	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$7261

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387