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The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord
São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral

Photos: Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Oslo or Sao Paulo?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Oslo for

  • getting around
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Oslo’s own page.

Choose Sao Paulo for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Sao Paulo’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Oslo 36, Sao Paulo 42: Sao Paulo leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Oslo 55, Sao Paulo 84: Sao Paulo leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Oslo 66, Sao Paulo 60: Oslo leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Oslo 48, Sao Paulo 86: Sao Paulo leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Oslo 82, Sao Paulo 48: Oslo leads by 34 points.
Day trips. Oslo 52, Sao Paulo 47: Oslo leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Oslo 63, Sao Paulo 52: Oslo leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Oslo 85, Sao Paulo 44: Oslo leads by 41 points.
Shopping & style. Oslo 50, Sao Paulo 70: Sao Paulo leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Oslo 14, Sao Paulo 62: Sao Paulo leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Oslo 62, Sao Paulo 76: Sao Paulo leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Oslo 60, Sao Paulo 25: Oslo leads by 35 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Oslo and Sao Paulo.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Oslo
56match

Wins on getting around and wellness with your weighting.

Sao Paulo
58match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Oslo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Sao Paulo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
53 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
No seasea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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OsloSao Paulo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre). Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOsloSao Paulo
Official languageNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, SámiPortuguese
CurrencyNorwegian Krone (NOK)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 113, fire 110Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation23 m760 m
Main airportOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinationsSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureOsloSao Paulo
City population717,71011,451,999
People per km²-7,519
Museums within 10 km6090
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.