Hengyang vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$216	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$581
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	95
😀 Quality of life	43	65
🏙️ Population	6.65M	11.5M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 40% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7767th and 5654th ($590 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th and 1st in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6669th and 4281st 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	$2.64	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611