Oakland vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Oakland	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3123	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8266	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$1974	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$4255	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$783	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5741	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	441K	12.4M

The cost of living in Oakland is 200% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 85th and 5031st ($3123 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Oakland compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Oakland ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 61st and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Sao Paulo

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	Oakland	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2159	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1715	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5202	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3736	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7041	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7002	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.49	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.94	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.1	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2755	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19305	$12031

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313

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