Sao Paulo vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2664
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$480
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$881
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
64
71
🏙️ Population
12.4M
12.3M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 61% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5031st and 7238th ($1042 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th 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 Wuhan. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 4799th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.49
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1043
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.78%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2704
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1879
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.79
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12031
$11975

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575