Sao Paulo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2664
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$480
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$881
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
64
80
🏙️ Population
12.4M
17.5M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 11% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5031st and 5744th ($1042 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4799th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.49
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1043
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.78%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2704
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1879
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.79
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12031
$24305

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584