Atlanta vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Atlanta	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2540	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5770	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1567	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2549	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5608	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	499K	11.5M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 151% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 714th and 5616th ($2540 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 1st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 140th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Sao Paulo

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	Atlanta	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1286	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2880	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2127	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2438	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.47	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.23	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.17	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1299	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27237	$13135

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2337
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2253
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2267
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2501
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2270
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2303
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2314
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2275
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2237
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2353
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2450
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2387
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2365
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2044
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2025
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2191
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2492
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1501
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1677
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2194
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2140
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2087
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2168
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2164
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2214
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2205
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1834
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1909
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2125
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1709
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1627
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1668
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1822
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1813
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1960
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2041

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