Sao Paulo vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	17
😀 Quality of life	69	87
🏙️ Population	11.5M	216K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 44% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5192nd and 2432nd ($1052 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Brazil and New Zealand, respectively. Check Brazil vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 4142nd and 358th 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	$7.6	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$12047

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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

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811