Columbus vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	96
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	906K	11.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 91% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1686th and 5003rd ($2127 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 96th and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Sao Paulo

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	Columbus	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$16798

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719