Cost of Living in

Sao Paulo

HiraCost
Cost of living
One person
Family of 4
Total with rent $1041 $2610
Without rent $495 $1585
Rent & Utilities $558.51 $885.7
Food $283 $663
Transport $126.55 $360.07
Monthly salary after tax $522.75
Quality of life 53.26
Life expectancy 66.57
Population 887.2K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is $1041, which is 1.81 times more expensive than the average in Brazil. Sao Paulo ranked th most expensive in Brazil.

The average salary after taxes in Sao Paulo is $522.75, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months.

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We calculate prices for Sao Paulo State as a population-weighted mean of 334 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.
Cost of living
One person
Rank
Total with rent $1041 /
Without rent $495 /
Rent & Utilities $558.51 /
Food $283 /
Transport $126.55 /
Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 599.54$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 320.58$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 1069.77$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 850.01$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. 41$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. 74.87$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited 17.43$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years 10.4$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 2035$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 1478$
Eating Out
Lunch Menu 6.13$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 46.5$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's 7.24$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.22$
Cappuccino 2.05$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz 0.94$
Transportation
Local transport ticket 0.86$
Monthly ticket local transport 58.64$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi 9.64$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal 1$
Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.18$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb 1.25$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.14$
Eggs, x12 2.38$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 9.42$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 4.54$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 8.19$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.77$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.75$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.31$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.6$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.3$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.19$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.54$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.01$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle 9.14$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.41$
Cigarette pack 1.92$
Cold medicince, 1 week 5.74$
Hair Shampoo 3.81$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.27$
Toothpaste, 1 tube 0.95$
Other
Gym Membership, 1 month 24.67$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person 8.21$
Doctor's visit 48.49$
Haircut, simple 11.48$
Brand Jeans 60.28$
Brand Sneakers 68.4$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month 515.19$
International Primary School, 1 year 11840$
Cost of living in other countries
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Cost of living in Cities by population

Jacarei

Population 11.8M
Cost of living $948

Jundiai

Population 10.6M
Cost of living $1041

Sao Carlos

Population 9.9M
Cost of living $1122

Sao Caetano do Sul

Population 9.7M
Cost of living $1067

Sao Sebastiao

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $702

Itapetininga

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $767

Capela do Alto

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $749

Bernardino de Campos

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $738

Tiete

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $881

Porangaba

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $750

Capao Bonito

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $718

Porto Feliz

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $801

Sorocaba (Sao Paulo)

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $789

Boituva

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $682

Guarulhos (Sao Paulo)

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $632

Cesario Lange

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $689

Ibiuna

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $934

Miracatu

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $702

Taubate

Population 1.0M
Cost of living $902

Taguai

Population 1.0M
Cost of living $713

Guarei

Population 1.0M
Cost of living $659

Messias

Population 1.0M
Cost of living $575

Aracoiaba da Serra

Population 1.0M
Cost of living $866

Registro

Population 1.0M
Cost of living $668

Cerquilho Velho

Population 1.0M
Cost of living $911

Itabera

Population 1.0M
Cost of living $965

Angatuba

Population 998.0K
Cost of living $760

Piedade

Population 989.4K
Cost of living $858

Votorantim

Population 987.0K
Cost of living $795

Apiai

Population 984.2K
Cost of living $923

Paranapanema

Population 984.2K
Cost of living $866

Piraju

Population 975.7K
Cost of living $731

Botucatu

Population 972.1K
Cost of living $695

Itapeva

Population 958.6K
Cost of living $748

Juquia

Population 957.0K
Cost of living $725

Mongagua

Population 949.9K
Cost of living $695

Palmeiras

Population 944.6K
Cost of living $667

Iguape

Population 941.4K
Cost of living $951

Fartura

Population 935.4K
Cost of living $768

Pariquera-Acu

Population 935.3K
Cost of living $682

Sarapui

Population 931.1K
Cost of living $886

Sao Bernardo

Population 930.9K
Cost of living $528

Tatui

Population 926.8K
Cost of living $823

Ipero

Population 926.4K
Cost of living $758

Hortolandia

Population 919.6K
Cost of living $628

Bofete

Population 916.4K
Cost of living $796

Presidente Epitacio

Population 899.3K
Cost of living $609

Cerqueira Cesar

Population 893.2K
Cost of living $692

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank
State
Cost of living
1Parana (Brazil)
$1912
2Santarem (Brazil)
$1655
3Corrientes (Brazil)
$1491
4Pereira (Brazil)
$1360
5Maranhao
$1117
6Parana
$1097
7Santa Catarina (Brazil)
$1055
8Sao Paulo
$1041
9Sul
$1039
10Espirito Santo
$1034
11Irum
$1024
12Paraiba
$1009
13Mauritius
$996
14Roraima
$994
15Rio Grande do Norte
$983
16Distrito Federal
$972
17Sacramento
$972
18Sinop (Brazil)
$961
19Rio de Janeiro
$958
20Montividiu
$957
21Terra Boa
$956
22Cajapio
$954
23Eldorado
$954
24Aveiro (Brazil)
$946
25Rio Grande do Sul
$946
26Anadia
$944
27Sao Miguel
$942
28Montenegro (Brazil)
$941
29Vila do Conde (Brazil)
$941
30Terra Alta
$939
31Amazonas (Brazil)
$936
32Getulina
$934
33Belo Horizonte
$929
34Cajati
$923
35Florianopolis
$917
36Oeiras (Brazil)
$917
37Coromandel
$912
38Belem
$911
39Sao Vicente (Brazil)
$911
40Niteroi
$908
41Paramoti
$903
42Lorena
$902
43Pernambuco
$901
44Valparaiso (Brazil)
$900
45Laguna (Brazil)
$899
46Esmeraldas (Brazil)
$897
47Amapa
$896
48Campinas
$891
49Capim
$889
50Astorga
$885
51Espumoso
$885
52Porto Alegre
$884
53Guatuba
$883
54Santa Cruz (Brazil)
$882
55Cidelandia
$879
56Manaus
$879
57Alagoas
$877
58Mirandiba
$876
59Ventania
$875
60Mafra (Brazil)
$873
61Anori
$872
62Nordeste (Brazil)
$870
63Amparo
$865
64Pindorama
$863
65Jequitinhonha
$862
66Palmacia
$861
67Itamarati
$851
68Terra Nova
$850
69Seabra
$849
70Para
$845
71Santa Helena
$837
72Barcelos (Brazil)
$835
73Jau
$835
74Montalvania
$835
75Macau
$832
76Matina
$831
77Quijingue
$831
78Tururu
$823
79Capistrano
$822
80Pescaria Brava
$822
81Flores (Brazil)
$815
82Carbonita
$814
83Colombo (Brazil)
$813
84Colorado (Brazil)
$812
85Palestina (Brazil)
$812
86Santa Mariana
$809
87Centralina
$808
88Acailandia
$804
89Osasco
$803
90Cajamar
$801
91Tocantins
$801
92Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil)
$799
93Ceara
$794
94Curitiba
$794
95Vera Cruz
$793
96Quipapa
$790
97Cabo Verde
$787
98Jurua
$784
99Brasilia
$783
100Delta (Brazil)
$783
101Nova Europa
$776
102Batalha
$775
103Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$773
104Ourem
$772
105Itaparica
$769
106Diamantina
$766
107Miranda (Brazil)
$765
108Normandia
$765
109Nova Granada
$765
110Rio Negro (Brazil)
$763
111Coribe
$761
112Medina (Brazil)
$760
113Joao Pessoa
$757
114Caturama
$756
115Seberi
$756
116Campo Grande
$753
117Loreto (Brazil)
$752
118Melgaco
$746
119Gararu
$745
120Olivenca
$743
121Rio Vermelho
$741
122Goias
$740
123Mendes
$740
124Espinosa
$738
125Mato Verde
$738
126Viseu (Brazil)
$734
127Aracaju
$732
128Santo Andre
$730
129Londrina
$725
130Rondonia
$724
131Sabaudia
$722
132Sonora (Brazil)
$721
133Ananindeua
$718
134Brasilia Federal District
$715
135Trindade (Brazil)
$711
136Cerro Cora
$710
137Buenos Aires (Brazil)
$708
138Bujaru
$707
139Mato Grosso
$706
140Santa Fe
$706
141Inhangapi
$703
142Berilo
$702
143Sao Bernardo do Campo
$696
144Urucania
$695
145Feira de Santana
$694
146Saudade
$690
147Orleaes
$689
148Toledo (Brazil)
$688
149Caceres
$687
150Arataca
$685
151Entre Rios
$684
152Teresina
$682
153Tacaimbo
$680
154Cuiaba
$679
155Comodoro, Mato Grosso
$676
156Boninal
$674
157Orizona
$667
158Belford Roxo
$666
159Caldas (Brazil)
$666
160Baiao
$659
161Sao Tome (Brazil)
$659
162Tamarana
$659
163Recife
$658
164Cafarnaum
$655
165Cantanhede
$655
166Itaiba
$653
167Bahia
$652
168Alcobaca
$651
169Bayeux
$651
170Serido
$651
171Alto Parana (Brazil)
$650
172Amargosa
$650
173Aurora (Brazil)
$650
174Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$646
175Joinville
$644
176Guarulhos
$641
177Uberlandia
$640
178Salvador
$633
179Piaui
$620
180Goiania
$619
181Mogi das Cruzes
$617
182Ribeirao Preto
$617
183Minas Gerais
$601
184Sorocaba
$596
185Porto Velho
$593
186Natal
$580
187Fortaleza
$574
188Contagem
$573
189Vila Velha
$563
190Constantine (Brazil)
$554
191Sao Luis
$551
192Angola (Brazil)
$546
193Fernando de Noronha
$546
194Sao Jose dos Campos
$545
195Maceio
$539
196Sergipe
$539
197Caxias do Sul
$538
198Duque de Caxias
$512
199Serra
$498
200Nova Iguacu
$496
201Juiz de Fora
$476
202Extremadura
$475
203Campos dos Goytacazes
$437
204Alberta (Brazil)
$413
205Acre (Brazil)
$401

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