Sao Paulo vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$480	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$340
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	95	71
😀 Quality of life	64	63
🏙️ Population	12.4M	10.6M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 114% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5031st and 8597th ($1042 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 4799th and 4919th 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	$7.49	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$4869

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$527
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$525
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$569
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$549
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$569
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$592
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$587
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$598
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$466
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$599
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$601
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$583
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$613
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$576
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$573
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$621
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$509
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$572
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$594
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$650
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$522
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$633
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$521
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$570
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$617
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$625
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$643
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$572
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$739
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$607
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$707
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$733