Chongqing vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$226	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	95
😀 Quality of life	72	63
🏙️ Population	32.1M	11.5M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 35% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7185th and 5616th ($662 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 1966th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Sao Paulo

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	Chongqing	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$13135

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

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