Sao Paulo vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$481	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$930
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	98
😀 Quality of life	63	70
🏙️ Population	11.5M	12.3M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 46% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5616th and 6979th ($1012 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4573rd and 2526th 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	$6.82	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$9062

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611