Mississauga vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mississauga	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2370	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4796	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1614	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2550	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$514	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3215	$581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	718K	11.5M

The cost of living in Mississauga is 143% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1006th and 5654th ($2370 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Mississauga compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Mississauga ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 89th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mississauga vs Sao Paulo

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	Mississauga	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.3	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1607	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1420	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2541	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8197	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$498	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10536	$14254

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Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$1946
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2142
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2453
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2267
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2185
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2017
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2291
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$1899
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1861
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2432
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2089
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1783
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2056
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1977
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1554
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1554
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2009
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2013
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2183
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2145
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1680
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2056
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1910
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2082
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$2101
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$1990
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1936
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1799
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2081

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611