Sao Paulo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$480	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	64	43
🏙️ Population	12.4M	6.56M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 80% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5031st and 7871st ($1042 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 4799th and 6810th 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	$7.49	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$11076

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586