Sao Paulo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$481
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$852
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
63
39
🏙️ Population
11.5M
6.56M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 65% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5616th and 7649th ($1012 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 4573rd and 7013th 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
$6.82
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.91%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2416
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1687
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.65
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13135
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610