Beijing vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$648	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	73	75
🏙️ Population	21.9M	11.5M

The cost of living in Beijing is 2% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4987th and 4918th ($1108 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 2361st and 1670th 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	$4.47	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$15990

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720