Cost of Living & Income: Taipei vs Sao Paulo

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Taipei and Sao Paulo are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricTaipeiSao PauloTaipei vs Sao Paulo
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,645¥5,780Taipei earns 2.0× the salary in Sao Paulo

Daily expenses

MetricTaipeiSao PauloTaipei vs Sao Paulo
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥31¥59Sao Paulo costs 1.89× the price in Taipei
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥314¥329Sao Paulo costs 1.05× the price in Taipei
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥38¥59Sao Paulo costs 1.57× the price in Taipei
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥520.8¥709.0Sao Paulo costs 1.36× the price in Taipei
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥181.9¥146.1Taipei costs 1.24× the price in Sao Paulo
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥115.9¥104.1Taipei costs 1.11× the price in Sao Paulo
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥274.7¥237.4Taipei costs 1.16× the price in Sao Paulo
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥62.8¥65.9Sao Paulo costs 1.05× the price in Taipei
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥6.9¥8.5Sao Paulo costs 1.23× the price in Taipei

Supermarket prices

MetricTaipeiSao PauloTaipei vs Sao Paulo
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥143.0¥69.8Taipei costs 2.05× the price in Sao Paulo
🥚 Eggs (12)¥17.2¥19.1Sao Paulo costs 1.11× the price in Taipei
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥20.3¥7.9Taipei costs 2.58× the price in Sao Paulo
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.8¥12.8Taipei costs 1.00× the price in Sao Paulo
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥32.3¥18.4Taipei costs 1.75× the price in Sao Paulo
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥18.3¥9.9Taipei costs 1.85× the price in Sao Paulo
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥29.7¥12.5Taipei costs 2.37× the price in Sao Paulo
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥11.0¥11.0Same price
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥94.2¥65.9Taipei costs 1.43× the price in Sao Paulo

Rent & property prices

MetricTaipeiSao PauloTaipei vs Sao Paulo
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,772¥4,522Taipei costs 1.28× the price in Sao Paulo
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,104¥2,753Taipei costs 1.13× the price in Sao Paulo
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥10,343¥9,856Taipei costs 1.05× the price in Sao Paulo
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥6,318¥6,400Sao Paulo costs 1.01× the price in Taipei
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥86,193¥18,821Taipei costs 4.58× the price in Sao Paulo
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥51,073¥13,720Taipei costs 3.72× the price in Sao Paulo