Charlotte vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	95
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	875K	11.5M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 159% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 761st and 5654th ($2528 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 252nd and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Sao Paulo

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	Charlotte	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$14254

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611