Medellin vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$387
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$460
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
95
😀 Quality of life
54
64
🏙️ Population
2.53M
12.4M

The cost of living in Medellin is 17% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6140th and 5031st ($867 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5994th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$12031

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659