Beijing vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$596	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	77	63
🏙️ Population	21.9M	11.5M

The cost of living in Beijing is 5% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5141st and 5616th ($1067 vs $1012) 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 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 763rd and 4573rd 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	$4.04	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$13135

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629