Hefei vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$269	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	67	64
🏙️ Population	9.37M	12.4M

The cost of living in Hefei is 32% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6756th and 5031st ($707 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd 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 Hefei compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 3921st and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Sao Paulo

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	Hefei	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$12031

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696

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