Sao Paulo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$538	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$827
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	96	21
😀 Quality of life	75	46
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.56M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 86% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4918th and 7943rd ($1126 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 1670th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Shaoyang

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	Sao Paulo	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.66	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619