Medellin vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2824
🏠 One person rent
$514
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$794
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
2.53M
11.5M

The cost of living in Medellin is 4% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5161st and 5003rd ($1071 vs $1115) 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 5624th and 2408th 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
$6.31
$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$16798

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719