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Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Sao Bernardo do Campo is 49.2% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 49.3% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Groceries: pay 49.8% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Transportation: pay 35.5% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Housing: pay 67.2% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Childcare: pay 52.1% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.5% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Clothing: pay 33.1% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Sao Bernardo do Campo.

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Bernardo do Campo instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 49.3% less for restaurants

	Rome	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.96	$6.56 R$36.38	-62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.97	$8.44 R$46.78	-27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.14	$1.22 R$6.76	-51.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$0.59 R$3.28	-55.7%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 49.8% less for groceries

	Rome	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$1.42 R$7.87	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.14	$4.55 R$25.21	-52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.08	$3.36 R$18.60	-52.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.95	$1.84 R$10.19	-60.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.72	$2.00 R$11.07	-63.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.92 R$5.10	-23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.54 R$3.02	-47.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$0.49 R$2.71	-54.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$0.57 R$3.18	-60.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$0.51 R$2.83	-40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.43 R$2.36	-56.5%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 35.5% less for transportation

	Rome	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.54	$4.04 R$22.41	-47.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.91	$44.85 R$248.59	+9.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,932.55	$19,691.32 R$109,152.90	-32.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.95	$5.63 R$31.19	-71.7%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 67.2% less for housing

	Rome	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.42	$17.63 R$97.72	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,226.68	$318.81 R$1,767.24	-77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €792.09	$212.54 R$1,178.16	-77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.64	$53.19 R$294.85	-69.0%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 52.1% less for childcare

	Rome	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €485.15	$225.04 R$1,247.46	-60.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,350.95	$6,151.19 R$34,097.29	-43.8%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 57.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.99	$1.13 R$6.24	-80.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$1.46 R$8.11	-27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.13	$2.25 R$12.47	-68.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.32	$23.40 R$129.68	-66.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.97	$6.56 R$36.38	-43.8%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 33.1% less for clothing

	Rome	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.81	$36.57 R$202.71	-55.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.25	$36.26 R$200.98	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.72	$73.14 R$405.43	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.73	$51.57 R$285.88	-55.8%
Average			-33.1%

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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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