Chengdu vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chengdu	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$242	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$460
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	73	64
🏙️ Population	20.9M	12.4M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 38% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7269th and 5031st ($643 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 1633rd and 4799th 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	$2.81	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.9	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18347	$12031

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659