Maoming vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maoming	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$797	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2117	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$423	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$745	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1025	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	96
😀 Quality of life	51	75
🏙️ Population	6.17M	11.5M

The cost of living in Maoming is 29% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6780th and 4918th ($797 vs $1126) 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 109th best city to live in China vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6580th and 1670th 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	$2.2	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.7	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.05	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4919	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2687	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.72	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.96	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$563	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19775	$15990

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954

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