Cost of living comparison
France is 69.0% more expensive than Sao Paulo.
If you lived in France instead of Sao Paulo, you would:
pay 96.0% more for restaurants
Sao Paulo
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.80
R$40.91
|
$15.92
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.80
R$40.91
|
$10.79
€9.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
R$6.66
|
$2.77
€2.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
R$4.47
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
Sao Paulo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
R$9.64
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
R$27.37
|
$9.16
€8.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.60
|
$4.45
€4.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
R$14.08
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
R$9.73
|
$6.37
€5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
R$5.82
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
R$4.51
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
R$3.27
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$4.54
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.30
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.19
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
Sao Paulo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
R$21.57
|
$7.43
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.74
R$255.71
|
$51.68
€47.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,395.46
R$122,739.61
|
$31,564.23
€29,074.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.80
R$40.91
|
$18.46
€17.00
|
|
pay 77.3% more for housing
Sao Paulo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.84
R$114.56
|
$30.98
€28.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$584.46
R$3,066.27
|
$779.01
€717.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.43
R$2,158.47
|
$611.60
€563.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.98
R$256.99
|
$139.72
€128.70
|
|
pay 11.1% more for childcare
Sao Paulo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.17
R$2,519.13
|
$707.64
€651.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,159.95
R$69,041.03
|
$9,850.44
€9,073.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Paulo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.05
R$10.74
|
$6.18
€5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
R$10.73
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
R$12.27
|
$11.75
€10.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.63
R$155.46
|
$34.96
€32.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$40.91
|
$11.84
€10.90
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Sao Paulo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.31
R$290.19
|
$92.28
€85.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.49
R$275.40
|
$37.39
€34.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.36
R$458.30
|
$93.47
€86.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.84
R$403.10
|
$126.59
€116.61
|
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