Baltimore vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	586K	11.5M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 134% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1182nd and 5654th ($2287 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 1st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 131st and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Sao Paulo

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	Baltimore	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$14254

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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