Sao Paulo vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$538	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	18
😀 Quality of life	75	46
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.49M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 65% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4918th and 7385th ($1126 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 234th in China, while ranked 1670th and 7068th 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	$7.66	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$25646

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628