Medellin vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$906
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2260
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$408
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$761
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$581
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
53
65
🏙️ Population
2.53M
11.5M

The cost of living in Medellin is 7% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6005th and 5654th ($906 vs $976) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6049th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1715
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5682
$14254

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$839
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$705
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$680
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$649
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$605
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$598
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$674
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$709
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$493
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$794
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$887
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$513
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$563
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$645
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$882
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$657
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$648
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$534
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$742
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$666
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$497
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$748
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$650
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$524
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$604
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$722
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$557
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$562
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$599
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$477
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$618

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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