Medellin vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$579
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
64
75
🏙️ Population
2.53M
11.5M

The cost of living in Medellin is 3% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4852nd and 4918th ($1162 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5346th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Sao Paulo

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Medellin Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$15990

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687

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