Hengyang vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hengyang	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1532	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$222	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$809	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	96
😀 Quality of life	49	75
🏙️ Population	6.65M	11.5M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 47% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7957th and 4918th ($602 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 249th 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 Hengyang compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Hengyang ranked 154th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6806th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Sao Paulo

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	Hengyang	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$212	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.9	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.05%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1721	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.29	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.7	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10039	$15990

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$589
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$648
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$518
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$605
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$569
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$739
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$622
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$586
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$589
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$610
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$766
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$632
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$793
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$518
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$560
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$758
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$593
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$528
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$778
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$535
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$565
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$560
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$593
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$801
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$638
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$570
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$542
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$623
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$603
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720