Chicago vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	2.75M	11.5M

The cost of living in Chicago is 174% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 529th and 5654th ($2678 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 23rd and 4281st 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	$21.9	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$14254

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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