Sao Paulo vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$538
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$954
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$1177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
97
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
11.5M
12.3M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 71% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4918th and 7573rd ($1126 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st 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 7th in China, while ranked 1670th and 1885th 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
$7.66
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2685
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1939
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.09
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.22
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15990
$8347

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589