Auckland vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	1.47M	11.5M

The cost of living in Auckland is 118% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1357th and 5616th ($2205 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Brazil, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 150th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Sao Paulo

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	Auckland	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$13135

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

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