Cost of Living in Sao Luis

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$692
$1631
🛋️ Without rent
$385
$1159
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$307
$471
🍽️ Food
$241
$632
🚐 Transport
$70.4
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$363
😀 Quality of life
32
🏙️ Population
1.04M

The average cost of living in Sao Luis is $692, which is in the top 25% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6975th out of 9294 in our global list and 42nd out of 385 in Brazil.

The median after-tax salary is $363, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months. Ranked 7812th (TOP 84%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 143rd best city to live in Brazil. With an estimated population of 1.04M, Sao Luis is the 15th largest city in Brazil.

✈️ Closest airport 10 km Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 9.1 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 1725 Federal University of Maranhao
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Prices in Sao Luis

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
 Cappuccino
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.89
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 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 (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4443

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