Sao Paulo vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2532
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$462
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$581
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
65
70
🏙️ Population
11.5M
12.3M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 49% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5654th and 7163rd ($976 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4281st and 2475th 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
$6.51
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1051
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.38%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.37
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$527
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14254
$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586