Sao Paulo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$1433
🏠 One person rent	$496	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$575
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	77
😀 Quality of life	69	68
🏙️ Population	11.5M	12.6M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 109% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5192nd and 8651st ($1052 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 4142nd and 4484th 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	$7.6	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$19556

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$513
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$518
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$517
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$516
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$478
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$517
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$523
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$506
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$511
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$510
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$506
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$503
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$525
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$515
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$572
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$537
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$513
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$527
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$553
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$551
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$534
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$582
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$484
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$526
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$585
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$689
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$807
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$598
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$580
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$552
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$581
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$543
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$563