Hefei vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$216	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	69	69
🏙️ Population	9.37M	11.5M

The cost of living in Hefei is 39% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7469th and 5192nd ($643 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 Hefei compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4318th and 4142nd 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	$3.48	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$15428

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666