Sao Paulo vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$6558
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	64	97
🏙️ Population	12.4M	443K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 69% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5031st and 31st ($1042 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4799th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Zurich

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	Sao Paulo	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$29266

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846