Sao Paulo vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2682
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$496
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$872
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$701
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
95
16
😀 Quality of life
69
43
🏙️ Population
11.5M
9.03M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 81% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5192nd and 7972nd ($1052 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th 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 Zhoukou. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 4142nd and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.6
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.12
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.27%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.2
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$475
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15428
$14551

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499