Sao Paulo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$1600
🏠 One person rent	$481	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$714
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	78
😀 Quality of life	63	66
🏙️ Population	11.5M	12.6M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 94% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5616th and 8506th ($1012 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 4573rd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Zhengzhou

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	Sao Paulo	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$541
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$559
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$568
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$535
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$623
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$588
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$571
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$525
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$565
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$521
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$610
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$517
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$555
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$533
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$819
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$567
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$511
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$648
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$612
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$591
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$608
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$599
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$602
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$587
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$826
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$747
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1433
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$775
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$659
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$634
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$655
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$609
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$554
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$619