Cordoba vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cordoba	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2312	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$360	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	95
😀 Quality of life	62	65
🏙️ Population	1.33M	11.5M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 5% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5904th and 5654th ($926 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cordoba compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Cordoba ranked 2nd best city to live in Argentina vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4922nd and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cordoba vs Sao Paulo

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	Cordoba	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.59	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.99%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.01	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.04	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2093	$14254

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$820
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$808
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$697
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$775
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$677
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$722
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$759
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$749
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$731
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$742
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$737
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$764
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$680
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$823
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$698
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$579
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$699
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$665
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$693
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$679
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$768
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$746
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$785
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$799
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$790
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$803
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$815
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$823
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$619
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$730
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$826
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$865
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$582
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$661
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$511
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$571
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$842

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