Sao Paulo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$537	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	96	21
😀 Quality of life	74	46
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.56M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 86% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5003rd and 7929th ($1115 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 2408th and 7123rd 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	$7.85	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615