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São Paulo

Brazil
5.06of 10
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Comparing with

New York

United States
7.20partial score: 14 of 15
+ 3rd place
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Result
New York wins 4 of 5

The biggest gap is in currency strength.

FinancialNew York+2.34.5 × 6.8
SafetySão Paulo+0.25.2 × 5.0
CurrencyNew York+6.33.5 × 9.8
QualityNew York+0.76.9 × 7.5
IntegrationNew York+1.46.8 × 8.2

Criterion by criterion

The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.
São PauloNew York
Financial environmentweight 30%
3.0
Tax burden
9.0
4.0
Cost of living
4.0
5.0
Ease of doing business
9.0
8.0
Investment returns
6.0
Stability and safetyweight 25%
7.0
Entry and residence
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2.0
Political and social stability
4.0
8.0
Personal and property safety
7.0
Currency strengthweight 20%
3.0
Currency stability
10.0
1.0
Strength against the dollar
9.0
7.0
Purchasing power
10.0
Quality of lifeweight 15%
6.0
Infrastructure and services
7.0
8.0
Culture and lifestyle
8.0
7.0
Environmental quality
8.0
Cultural integrationweight 10%
6.0
Language and communication
7.0
8.0
Communities and support networks
10.0

Your money in both places

1 person, including rent
Your monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)
São Paulo
your income
US$ 1,201
New York
US$ 6,390
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
In São Paulo, left overUS$ 252a month
In New York, shortUS$ 4,938a month

How much of your work each thing costs

In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.

São PauloNew York
0h20h40h60h80h100h120h140h160h180h200h220h240h260h280h300h320h340h360h380h400h420h440h460h480h500h520h540h560h580hRent77.8 × 528.4Groceries21.8 × 68.4Transport5.5 × 16.7Health15.4 × 97.4Utilities10.6 × 25.7Leisure12 × 25.3

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

São Paulo
125 days
New York
113 days
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
São Paulo takes more tax than New York. See next to it how much comes back as services.

What the State costs you

São PauloNew York
Income tax and social security26%25%
Tax on purchases8%6%
Paid twice (health insurance)9%56%
Total cost of the State43%87%

Paid twice: the health insurance you pay on top of taxes. Tax on purchases: the consumption tax rate applied to groceries, transport, utilities and leisure in the cost-of-living basket. Computed without deductions, with each place's official table and the Central Bank of Brazil exchange rate. In Rikezas it uses your real spending.

Sources: bancobmg.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · documentacao.senior.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · barbieriadvogados.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva) · irs.gov (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · ssa.gov (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · portal.311.nyc.gov (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · kff.org (pesquisa conferida) ↗

Everyday life

What matters day to day
Language
São PauloPortuguese
New YorkEnglish
Currency
São PauloBRL
New YorkUSD
Time zone
São PauloUTC-3
New YorkUTC-5
Population
São Paulo11,911,337 (2026)
New York8,584,629 (2025-07)

Compare with YOUR real life

Connect Rikezas: your real spending, your real taxes and the year you reach financial independence in each place.

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