Raleigh vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Raleigh	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5984	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1542	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2792	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4931	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	95
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	468K	11.5M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 145% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 806th and 5616th ($2477 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 202nd and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Sao Paulo

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	Raleigh	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1570	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1231	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2956	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2331	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7431	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.08	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.71	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22229	$13135

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629