Sao Paulo vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$462	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	65	41
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.44M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 45% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5654th and 7052nd ($976 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 4281st and 6873rd 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	$6.51	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$31722

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621