Sao Paulo vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$537	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$799
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	18
😀 Quality of life	74	47
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.49M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 68% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5003rd and 7479th ($1115 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 91st 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 204th in China, while ranked 2408th and 6989th 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	$7.85	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$30231

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633