Raleigh vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Raleigh	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2327	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5471	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1420	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4437	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	95
😀 Quality of life	90	69
🏙️ Population	468K	11.5M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 121% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1213th and 5192nd ($2327 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 212th and 4142nd 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	$18.1	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1434	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3119	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2477	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$15428

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666