Sao Paulo vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2824
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$537
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$943
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$794
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
97
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
11.5M
12.3M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 71% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5003rd and 7564th ($1115 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 2408th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Wuhan

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Sao Paulo Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.85
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.52
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2178
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.77
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.92
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.2
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$494
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16798
$8927

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584