Sao Paulo vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$481	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$3778
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	63	81
🏙️ Population	11.5M	398K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 44% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5616th and 2435th ($1012 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1891st 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 2.1 months in Wichita. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 4573rd and 488th 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	$6.82	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$16129

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287