Sao Paulo vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$496	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	85
😀 Quality of life	69	71
🏙️ Population	11.5M	9.07M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 90% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5192nd and 8245th ($1052 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 Shenyang. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 4142nd and 3667th 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	$7.6	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501