Sao Paulo vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$481	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$2869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	17
😀 Quality of life	63	84
🏙️ Population	11.5M	216K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 55% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5616th and 1293rd ($1012 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and New Zealand, respectively. Check Brazil vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 4573rd and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Wellington

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	Sao Paulo	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$13500

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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

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700