Hefei vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$277	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	65	63
🏙️ Population	9.37M	11.5M

The cost of living in Hefei is 28% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6780th and 5616th ($727 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 4171st and 4573rd 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	$2.86	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$13135

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699

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