Chicago vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	97	69
🏙️ Population	2.75M	11.5M

The cost of living in Chicago is 166% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 394th and 5192nd ($2799 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 16th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Sao Paulo

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	Chicago	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$15428

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

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