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Topic: Cost of living in Sao Paulo
Posted: 07 June 2008 at 04:29

I am planning to move to Sao Paulo. I am a Software engineer with 14 years of experience currently serving as Senior Manager.

I have few questions

1. What should be my comfortable salary per month for a good life style and savings

2. What could be the monthly rental for a 2 bedroom Appratment

3. What is the cost of living in Sao Paulo for a family of 3 people.

a) Food

b) Grocery

c) Household

d) Utilities

e) Medical

4. What could be the monthly expense on schooling for a 4 year old kid

5. How much a mid segment sedan/SUV will cost

6. What would be the cost of GAS per month if i travel around 100 KM per day.

7. What can be monthly cost on entertainment like , dine outside, movie, site seeing etc.

Looking for some early help

Thanks in advance Smile

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Posted: 07 June 2008 at 06:22

This blog from an ex-pat American has a cost of living section that covers all of your questions.

I'll just expand on a few things.

A comfortable salary is R$8 - 10,000. (but what is comfortable to you?)

A non-international school (where English is not the working language) for a 5 year old will be R$1000 plus materials.

A medical plan for a family of 3 (2 adults, 1 child) will approx R$800 depending on cover (dental is extra).

Neighborhoods vary with prices but expect a mid-range unfurnished long-term (30M) rental of R$2-3000 plus condo (up to R$650 if you want the pool, play, etc)

The rest is covered in the blog

Medical for

Edited by man of leisure - 07 June 2008 at 06:24

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Russell
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Posted: 07 June 2008 at 06:34

gggg: it's worth hunting out a post from a user called Quem. Somewhere in his archive he gave quite a detailed breakdown of the cost of living in SP.

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Posted: 13 June 2008 at 12:57

Originally posted by man of leisure

This blog from an ex-pat American has a cost of living section that covers all of your questions.

The rest is covered in the blog

Medical for

I can't open the blog - it just refers back to gringoes website and contains comments - where is the actual blog?

Never do today what can be put off till tomorrow, and never do at all what can be passed to others

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Posted: 13 June 2008 at 13:00

Works for me but here is the link in it's natural state:
http://expatbrazil.wordpress.com/category/cost-of-living-brazil-clb/

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Posted: 13 June 2008 at 13:17

Sorry to be a pain in the proverbail, but when I hit your hyperlink, and then click on the link of the blog, there's no blog - just comments

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Posted: 13 June 2008 at 13:50

Open call - is anyone else getting this as every time I hit the link it opens?

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Posted: 13 June 2008 at 14:38

I don't know any software engineers that make 10K a month. If you find me a job like that I'd really like it Clap

Edited by sven - 13 June 2008 at 14:39

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Posted: 13 June 2008 at 14:39

I get them both. try: http://expatbrazil.wordpress.com/
and look for articles.
Or one could always google expatbrazil blog

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Posted: 13 June 2008 at 14:57

Originally posted by sven

I don't know any software engineers that make 10K a month.
Clap

Neither do I - I merely answered his question based on the brief, location and general expectations of US citizens wishing to stay in a similar position to that which they enjoyed in the USA.

1. What should be my comfortable salary per month for a good life style and savings

Edited by man of leisure - 13 June 2008 at 14:59

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