Sao Paulo vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$496	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$3587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	69	83
🏙️ Population	11.5M	398K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 42% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5192nd and 2697th ($1052 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1945th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 2 months in Wichita. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 4142nd and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Wichita

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	Sao Paulo	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$16150

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293