Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 93.9% more expensive than Sao Paulo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Vienna
- Groceries
-
pay 87.8% more in Vienna
- Transportation
-
pay 67.5% more in Vienna
- Housing
-
pay 2.9 times more in Vienna
- Childcare
-
pay 13.7% less in Vienna
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Vienna
- Clothing
-
pay 49.5% more in Vienna
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Vienna are more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Vienna.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Sao Paulo, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Sao Paulo
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
R$39.96
|
$16.08
€14.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
R$39.96
|
$10.72
€9.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$6.26
|
$2.77
€2.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$4.12
|
$2.35
€2.16
|
|
pay 87.8% more for groceries
|
Sao Paulo
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
R$9.52
|
$2.91
€2.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
R$27.10
|
$8.18
€7.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.68
R$21.11
|
$5.99
€5.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
R$12.87
|
$4.47
€4.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
R$9.86
|
$6.34
€5.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
R$6.12
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
R$4.69
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
R$3.58
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
R$4.32
|
$1.96
€1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.87
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.53
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
pay 67.5% more for transportation
|
Sao Paulo
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
R$21.86
|
$6.58
€6.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.94
R$246.23
|
$41.80
€38.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,595.55
R$112,376.57
|
$27,753.31
€25,521.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.97
R$39.96
|
$18.01
€16.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Sao Paulo
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.11
R$115.33
|
$36.56
€33.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.05
R$3,498.54
|
$1,107.49
€1,018.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.10
R$2,288.74
|
$808.26
€743.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.24
R$242.22
|
$244.03
€224.41
|
|
pay 13.7% less for childcare
|
Sao Paulo
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.99
R$2,735.46
|
$273.73
€251.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,548.38
R$77,697.27
|
$15,621.84
€14,365.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Paulo
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$9.99
|
$5.36
€4.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
R$10.63
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$11.99
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.14
R$149.93
|
$45.46
€41.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.84
R$44.95
|
$12.86
€11.83
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
|
Sao Paulo
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.33
R$294.34
|
$104.52
€96.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.28
R$253.92
|
$43.69
€40.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.98
R$452.93
|
$95.42
€87.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.36
R$403.49
|
$123.09
€113.19
|
|
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