Changsha vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$222	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$477
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	68	63
🏙️ Population	10M	11.5M

The cost of living in Changsha is 43% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7989th and 5616th ($582 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th 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 Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 3254th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Sao Paulo

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	Changsha	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$13135

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575

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