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Sao Paulo vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Sao Paulo is 7.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 96.9% more in Sao Paulo
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in Sao Paulo
Transportation: pay 14.8% less in Sao Paulo
Housing: pay 4.9% more in Sao Paulo
Childcare: pay 1.3% less in Sao Paulo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% less in Sao Paulo
Clothing: pay 5.5% less in Sao Paulo

The cost of restaurants and housing in Sao Paulo are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Sao Paulo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Sao Paulo.

Sao Paulo vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Paulo instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 96.9% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Sao Paulo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$7.83 R$42.57	+152.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$7.45 R$40.54	+20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.22 R$6.64	+54.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.87 R$4.73	+160.9%
Average			+96.9%

Bangkok vs. Sao Paulo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Sao Paulo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.91 R$10.39	+32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$5.88 R$31.96	-30.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$3.98 R$21.63	-45.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.66 R$14.48	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.09 R$11.35	+51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.28 R$6.99	-19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.85 R$4.65	+4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.74 R$4.05	-27.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.88 R$4.80	+3.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.66 R$3.60	-8.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.59 R$3.20	-9.3%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 14.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Sao Paulo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.28 R$23.30	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$46.58 R$253.39	+25.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$22,360.53 R$121,627.85	-39.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$7.45 R$40.54	-35.9%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 4.9% more for housing

	Bangkok	Sao Paulo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$20.82 R$113.24	+23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$671.45 R$3,652.30	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$417.23 R$2,269.46	+29.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$46.29 R$251.79	-32.6%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 1.3% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Sao Paulo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$484.48 R$2,635.27	-20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$15,731.99 R$85,572.56	+17.9%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Sao Paulo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$2.24 R$12.16	-19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.13 R$11.57	-16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$2.63 R$14.32	-40.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$31.73 R$172.57	-37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$8.39 R$45.61	+4.0%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Sao Paulo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$54.85 R$298.37	-6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$45.57 R$247.86	+19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$87.31 R$474.90	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$74.26 R$403.92	-18.8%
Average			-5.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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