Sao Paulo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$496	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	69	45
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.56M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 74% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5192nd and 7790th ($1052 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 4142nd and 7090th 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	$7.6	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$10279

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599