Sao Paulo vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$462	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$602
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	95	71
😀 Quality of life	65	61
🏙️ Population	11.5M	10.6M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 103% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5654th and 8748th ($976 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 525th 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 Shijiazhuang. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 4281st and 5094th 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	$6.51	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$4785

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716