Cost of living in São Paulo 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for São Paulo, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
30.7
69% cheaper than New York
São PauloUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 3,492 BRL $686
1-bed apartment, outside centre 2,096 BRL $412
3-bed apartment, centre 7,225 BRL $1,420
Room in shared flat 1,048 BRL $206
Buy price per m2 13,878 BRL $2,727
Living cost excl. rent 3,629 BRL $713
Typical net salary 4,352 BRL $855
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.