How much is the cost of living in São Paulo?

One of the first things that come up when one is starting to think about moving abroad — or just moving — is how much life cost in the new place. When the relocation is abroad is even more complicate because we generally lack comparisons.

Thinking about that there is an index of cost of living created by Expatistan.com.

How much an iPad costs in São Paulo? And water? It is important to have multiple items to compare because not always the same sum of money you will spend on iPad in London can by the same amount of water there compared to São Paulo, for example.

The index below is up dated at January 18th. These prices are based on abundant and consistent data. They are very reliable. They are based on 6,978 prices entered by 1,003 different people.

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