Atlanta vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	499K	11.5M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 163% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 704th and 5654th ($2570 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 1st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 165th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Sao Paulo

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	Atlanta	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$14254

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

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