Beijing vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$575	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	75	65
🏙️ Population	21.9M	11.5M

The cost of living in Beijing is 4% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5387th and 5654th ($1016 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 989th and 4281st 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	$3.86	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$14254

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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