Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 75.7% more expensive than Sao Paulo.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Sao Paulo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Sao Paulo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.80
R$40.22
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.80
R$40.22
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
R$6.55
|
$2.82
€2.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
R$4.40
|
$2.46
€2.28
|
|
pay 79.6% more for groceries
Sao Paulo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
R$9.47
|
$2.75
€2.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
R$26.90
|
$8.56
€7.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.25
|
$6.08
€5.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
R$13.84
|
$4.65
€4.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
R$9.57
|
$6.36
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
R$5.73
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
R$4.44
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
R$3.22
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$4.46
|
$2.18
€2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.24
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.14
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 56.8% more for transportation
Sao Paulo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
R$21.21
|
$6.69
€6.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.74
R$251.35
|
$51.44
€47.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,395.46
R$120,645.71
|
$29,126.94
€27,022.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.80
R$40.22
|
$18.28
€16.96
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Sao Paulo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.84
R$112.60
|
$34.68
€32.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$584.46
R$3,013.96
|
$1,084.25
€1,005.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.43
R$2,121.65
|
$798.73
€741.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.98
R$252.60
|
$239.11
€221.83
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
Sao Paulo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.17
R$2,476.16
|
$264.10
€245.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,159.95
R$67,863.21
|
$14,747.24
€13,681.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Paulo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.05
R$10.56
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
R$10.54
|
$4.02
€3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
R$12.06
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.63
R$152.81
|
$43.96
€40.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$40.22
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Sao Paulo
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.31
R$285.24
|
$101.40
€94.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.49
R$270.70
|
$43.91
€40.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.36
R$450.48
|
$95.61
€88.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.84
R$396.22
|
$121.29
€112.53
|
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