Sao Paulo vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$481	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$186
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$623
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	95	71
😀 Quality of life	63	61
🏙️ Population	11.5M	10.6M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 99% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5616th and 8633rd ($1012 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 4573rd and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Shijiazhuang

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	Sao Paulo	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$4947

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$547
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$555
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$568
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$588
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$614
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$572
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$575
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$605
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$632
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$637
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$616
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$677
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$482
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$620
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$609
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$611
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$634
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$577
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$598
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$670
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$500
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$649
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$679
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$507
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$720
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$538
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$597
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$608
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$619
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$648
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$668
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$747
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$693
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$729
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$734