Sao Paulo vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$2023
🏠 One person rent	$481	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$764
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	63	40
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.44M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 41% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5616th and 6841st ($1012 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 4573rd and 6892nd 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	$6.82	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$19047

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694