Edmonton vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$948	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	1.01M	11.5M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 81% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2475th and 5654th ($1769 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1st in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 181st and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Sao Paulo

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	Edmonton	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$14254

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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