Beijing vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$605	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	78	64
🏙️ Population	21.9M	12.4M

The cost of living in Beijing is 2% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4887th and 5031st ($1065 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 583rd and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Sao Paulo

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	Beijing	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$12031

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659