Hong Kong vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	88	63
🏙️ Population	7.41M	11.5M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 172% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 379th and 5616th ($2753 vs $1012) 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 205th and 4573rd 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	$8.31	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$13135

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

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