Sao Paulo vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$462	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$2916
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	17
😀 Quality of life	65	85
🏙️ Population	11.5M	216K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 47% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5654th and 2289th ($976 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Brazil and New Zealand, respectively. Check Brazil vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 4281st and 356th 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	$6.51	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$11415

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604