Sao Paulo vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2682
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$496
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$872
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$701
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
69
74
🏙️ Population
11.5M
12.3M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 65% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5192nd and 7501st ($1052 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 4142nd and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.6
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.12
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.27%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.9
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$475
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15428
$7838

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$737
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$701
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$697
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$698
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$690
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$712
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$656
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$605
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$691
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$687
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$704
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$830
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$671
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$699
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$699
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$665
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$706
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$639
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$780
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$671
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$654
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$689
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$702
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$666
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$693
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$678
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$664
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$685
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$687
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$657
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$741
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$737
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$618
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$673
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$648
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$816
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$638
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$659
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$666

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571