Hong Kong vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	7.41M	11.5M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 180% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 427th and 5654th ($2737 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 248th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Sao Paulo

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	Hong Kong	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$14254

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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