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Sandton vs. Sao Paulo Cost of Living Summary

Sandton is 0.2% more expensive than Sao Paulo.

Restaurants
pay 9.6% less in Sandton
Groceries
pay 11.2% less in Sandton
Transportation
pay 23.1% more in Sandton
Housing
pay 49.1% more in Sandton
Childcare
pay 61.5% less in Sandton
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.6% more in Sandton
Clothing
pay 2.7% more in Sandton

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

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Sandton vs. Sao Paulo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 9.6% less for restaurants

 
Sao Paulo
Sandton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.83
R$40.13
$8.60
ZAR141.42
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.45
R$38.22
$5.02
ZAR82.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.22
R$6.26
$1.08
ZAR17.69
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pay 11.2% less for groceries

 
Sao Paulo
Sandton
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.91
R$9.79
$1.07
ZAR17.56
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.88
R$30.12
$4.02
ZAR66.11
Milk (1 gallon) $3.98
R$20.39
$4.68
ZAR76.96
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pay 23.1% more for transportation

 
Sao Paulo
Sandton
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.28
R$21.97
$4.97
ZAR81.74
Monthly public transit pass $46.58
R$238.85
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,360.53
R$115K
$22,935.00
ZAR377K
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pay 49.1% more for housing

 
Sao Paulo
Sandton
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $20.82
R$106.74
$41.62
ZAR684.28
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $671.45
R$3,442.67
$515.85
ZAR8,481.80
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $417.23
R$2,139.20
$458.70
ZAR7,542.17
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pay 61.5% less for childcare

 
Sao Paulo
Sandton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $484.48
R$2,484.02
$201.83
ZAR3,318.56
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,731.99
R$80,661.04
$5,558.87
ZAR91,401.73
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pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sao Paulo
Sandton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.24
R$11.46
$2.29
ZAR37.71
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.13
R$10.90
$2.21
ZAR36.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.63
R$13.49
$2.87
ZAR47.14
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pay 2.7% more for clothing

 
Sao Paulo
Sandton
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $54.85
R$281.25
$53.84
ZAR885.30
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $45.57
R$233.63
$41.31
ZAR679.22
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $87.31
R$447.64
$92.70
ZAR1,524.15
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