Sao Paulo vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$496	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	69	46
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.44M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 62% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5192nd and 7433rd ($1052 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 4142nd and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Shangrao

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	Sao Paulo	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$28686

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620