Cost of living in Sao Luis, Brazil

The cost of living in Sao Luis, Brazil is approximately 692 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 1631 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Sao Luis

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
692 $
Without Rent
385 $
Rent & Utilities
307 $
Food
241 $
Transport
70 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
363 $
GDP per Capita
10,044 $
Freedom Index
6.92
Lifespan
73 years
Speak English
5%
Population
1.0M

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 4.45 $
Dinner 22.6 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 7.26 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.63 $
Capuccino 1.99 $
Coke, 330ml 1.13 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.13 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.64 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1 $
Eggs, 12 pack 2.18 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 8.93 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 4.48 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 7.42 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.67 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.26 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.01 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.51 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.1 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.42 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.42 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.94 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 7.52 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.14 $
Cigarette pack 2.01 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.77 $
Monthly Pass 36.4 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.03 $
Taxi, 8 km 5.89 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 44.7 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 4.08 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 3.17 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 0.99 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.04 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 71 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 109 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 17.6 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 191 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 303 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 330 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 510 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,428 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 666 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 363 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 12.00%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 18.7 $
Cinema, 1 seat 5.62 $
Haircut 7.21 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 55.9 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 41.4 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 212 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 4,443 $

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Curacao
Sao Luis vs Willemstad (Willemstad is 102% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Barber (Barber is 102% more expensive)
Uruguay
Sao Luis vs Montevideo (Montevideo is 92% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Salto (Salto is 43% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Ciudad de la Costa (Ciudad de la Costa is 69% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Rivera (Rivera is 10% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Maldonado (Maldonado is 40% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Paysandu (Paysandu is 11% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Tacuarembo (Tacuarembo is 20% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Melo (Melo is 5% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Mercedes (Mercedes is 48% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Artigas (Artigas is 27% more expensive)
Trinidad And Tobago
Sao Luis vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 55% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 69% more expensive) Sao Luis vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 39% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 59% more expensive) Sao Luis vs San Juan (San Juan is 68% more expensive)
Chile
Sao Luis vs Santiago (Santiago is 73% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 38% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 52% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 35% more expensive) Sao Luis vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 23% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 39% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Temuco (Temuco is 27% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 22% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 33% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Talca (Talca is 23% more expensive)
Guyana
Sao Luis vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 42% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Linden (Linden is 47% more expensive) Sao Luis vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 46% more expensive)
Mexico
Sao Luis vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 72% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 52% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 6% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Leon (Leon is 4% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 46% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 42% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Puebla (Puebla is 36% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 41% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 82% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 4% more expensive)
Suriname
Sao Luis vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 26% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 22% more expensive)
Ecuador
Sao Luis vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 32% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Quito (Quito is 30% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 11% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 14% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Duran (Duran is 17% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Machala (Machala is 14% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Manta (Manta is 26% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 10% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Loja (Loja is 11% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 6% less expensive)
Peru
Sao Luis vs Lima (Lima is 42% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 19% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 1% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 26% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Callao (Callao is 13% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Piura (Piura is 18% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Cusco (Cusco is 7% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 28% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 15% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 2% less expensive)
Venezuela
Sao Luis vs Caracas (Caracas is 51% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 2% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Valencia (Valencia is 13% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Maracay (Maracay is 5% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 3% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Barinas (Barinas is 15% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 29% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 37% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 26% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 32% more expensive)
Colombia
Sao Luis vs Bogota (Bogota is 25% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Medellin (Medellin is 26% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Cali (Cali is 6% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 14% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 8% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 20% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Soacha (Soacha is 8% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Soledad (Soledad is 21% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 31% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 7% less expensive)
Brazil
Sao Luis vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 46% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 38% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 16% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 4% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Salvador (Salvador is 7% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 14% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Manaus (Manaus is 15% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 11% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Recife (Recife is 12% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Goiania (Goiania is 5% less expensive)
Argentina
Sao Luis vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 31% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 34% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Rosario (Rosario is 9% less expensive) Sao Luis vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 0% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 8% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Salta (Salta is 5% more expensive) Sao Luis vs San Juan (San Juan is 5% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Lanus (Lanus is 17% more expensive) Sao Luis vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 44% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 2% more expensive)
Bolivia
Sao Luis vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 10% more expensive) Sao Luis vs La Paz (La Paz is 3% less expensive) Sao Luis vs El Alto (El Alto is 7% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 23% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Sucre (Sucre is 5% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Oruro (Oruro is 13% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Potosi (Potosi is 28% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Tarija (Tarija is 9% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 23% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 11% more expensive)
Paraguay
Sao Luis vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 4% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 23% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Luque (Luque is 13% less expensive) Sao Luis vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 10% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 24% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 41% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 26% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 23% less expensive) Sao Luis vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 22% less expensive)