Sao Paulo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2824
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$537
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$943
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$794
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
68
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
11.5M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 118% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5003rd and 8643rd ($1115 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 2408th and 4641st 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
$7.85
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.52
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2178
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.77
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.92
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$494
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16798
$21713

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556