Sao Paulo vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$496	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	69	77
🏙️ Population	11.5M	687K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 28% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5192nd and 4103rd ($1052 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 4142nd and 1210th 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	$7.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$8269

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581