Maoming vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maoming	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1981	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$415	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$718	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$976	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	95
😀 Quality of life	49	69
🏙️ Population	6.17M	11.5M

The cost of living in Maoming is 26% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6772nd and 5192nd ($773 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 Maoming compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Maoming ranked 141st best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6717th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Sao Paulo

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	Maoming	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$480	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$619	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4664	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2843	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.55	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.83	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.78	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16634	$15428

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941

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