Sao Paulo vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$462	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	21
😀 Quality of life	65	40
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.71M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 8% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5654th and 6043rd ($976 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 4281st and 6955th 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	$6.51	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$22179

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Cities near Sao Paulo

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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984