Sao Paulo vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$1672
🏠 One person rent	$496	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$323
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	21
😀 Quality of life	69	46
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.71M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 15% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5192nd and 6158th ($1052 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 4142nd and 7008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Yancheng

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	Sao Paulo	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$18627

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$663
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$664
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$617
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$654
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$602
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$610
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$597
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$622
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$590
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$621
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$537
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$597
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$547
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$601
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$602
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$612
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$753
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$564
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$632
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$679
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$696
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$674
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$639
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$558
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$673
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$771
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$546
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$509
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1003