Adelaide vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Adelaide	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2117	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4412	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1846	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3276	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	94	69
🏙️ Population	1.39M	11.5M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 101% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1686th and 5192nd ($2117 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 65th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Sao Paulo

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	Adelaide	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1976	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7414	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4859	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.3	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.34	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.9	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.26	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$876	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6919	$15428

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1911
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1771
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1362
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1464
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1738
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1768
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2058
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1673
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1662
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2308
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1681
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1736
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1667
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1728
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1706
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1725
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1813
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2019
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1786
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1747
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1364
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1678
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1568
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1660
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1580
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1599
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1888
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2292
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2127
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2640
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2181
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1839
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1184
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666