Adelaide vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Adelaide	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5047	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2094	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3574	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	93	63
🏙️ Population	1.3M	11.5M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 122% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1267th and 5616th ($2246 vs $1012) 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 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 64th and 4573rd 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	$17.1	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.1	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1399	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2312	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6896	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1344	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11389	$13135

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2013
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1816
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1397
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1357
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1795
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1822
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1892
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1757
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1717
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2397
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1758
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1876
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1746
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1799
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1800
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1805
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1829
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2393
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1900
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1815
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1500
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1748
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1674
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1798
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1532
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1732
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1997
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2472
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2265
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2801
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2286
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1833
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1289
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629