Columbus vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	96
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	906K	11.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 90% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1634th and 4918th ($2140 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 266th and 1670th 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	$20.9	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$15990

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720