Sao Paulo vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$480	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$1622
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	64	74
🏙️ Population	12.4M	673K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 22% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5031st and 4103rd ($1042 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 4799th and 1412th 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	$7.49	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$7028

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1112
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1260
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1023
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1340
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1142
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1234
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1148
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1353
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1364
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1128
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1362
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1384
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1139
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1530
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1147
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1360
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1718
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1334
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1593
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1076
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1262
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1409
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1241
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1421
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1109
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1437
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1501
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1443
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1562
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1404
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219