Sao Paulo vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$538	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$1093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	74
😀 Quality of life	75	58
🏙️ Population	11.5M	9.07M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 84% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4918th and 7878th ($1126 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 1670th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Shenyang

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	Sao Paulo	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.66	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532