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Sao Caetano do Sul vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Sao Caetano do Sul is 38.1% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 45.1% less in Sao Caetano do Sul
Groceries: pay 35.0% less in Sao Caetano do Sul
Transportation: pay 44.6% less in Sao Caetano do Sul
Housing: pay 61.9% less in Sao Caetano do Sul
Childcare: pay 28.1% less in Sao Caetano do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.8% less in Sao Caetano do Sul
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Sao Caetano do Sul

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

Sao Caetano do Sul vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Caetano do Sul instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 45.1% less for restaurants

	Rome	Sao Caetano do Sul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.23	$7.46 R$39.17	-57.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.16	$7.46 R$39.17	-36.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.18	$1.22 R$6.41	-51.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.16	$0.86 R$4.54	-35.5%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 35.0% less for groceries

	Rome	Sao Caetano do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.92	$1.91 R$10.04	-13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.29	$5.30 R$27.86	-44.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.19	$3.98 R$20.90	-44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.02	$2.38 R$12.51	-48.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.81	$2.09 R$10.97	-62.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.05	$1.04 R$5.48	-13.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.91	$0.82 R$4.32	-21.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.94	$0.72 R$3.79	-32.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.25	$0.82 R$4.29	-43.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.74	$0.66 R$3.48	-22.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.85	$0.59 R$3.09	-39.8%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 44.6% less for transportation

	Rome	Sao Caetano do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.66	$4.27 R$22.43	-44.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.55	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,390.11	$22,367.19 R$118K	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.27	$6.70 R$35.22	-66.2%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 61.9% less for housing

	Rome	Sao Caetano do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.93	$22.84 R$120.01	-28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,249.19	$335.51 R$1,762.79	-76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €806.62	$288.91 R$1,517.96	-68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €149.34	$46.30 R$243.29	-73.0%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 28.1% less for childcare

	Rome	Sao Caetano do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €494.05	$344.83 R$1,811.76	-39.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,522.56	$9,095.99 R$47,791.19	-16.9%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Sao Caetano do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.08	$2.05 R$10.77	-64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.75	$1.89 R$9.96	-5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.25	$2.33 R$12.24	-67.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €61.43	$49.70 R$261.15	-29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.16	$7.46 R$39.17	-36.2%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Rome	Sao Caetano do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €71.09	$54.87 R$288.29	-32.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.84	$45.58 R$239.48	+20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €77.11	$87.33 R$458.86	-1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €101.56	$80.82 R$424.66	-30.8%
Average			-11.1%

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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: April 2026

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