Guangzhou vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$333	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	75	63
🏙️ Population	18.7M	11.5M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 25% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5616th ($763 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 1036th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Sao Paulo

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	Guangzhou	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$13135

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671

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