Chengdu vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$240	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$581
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	72	65
🏙️ Population	20.9M	11.5M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 36% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7421st and 5654th ($623 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 1890th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Sao Paulo

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	Chengdu	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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