Sao Paulo vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$481	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	85
😀 Quality of life	63	68
🏙️ Population	11.5M	9.07M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 97% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5616th and 8584th ($1012 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 4573rd and 3326th 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	$6.82	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511