Sao Paulo vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$462	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	85
😀 Quality of life	65	68
🏙️ Population	11.5M	9.07M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 81% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5654th and 8334th ($976 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 4281st and 3343rd 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	$6.51	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$24404

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500