Sao Paulo vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$538
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$954
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
96
14
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
11.5M
9.03M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 85% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4918th and 7898th ($1126 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 362nd in China, while ranked 1670th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Zhoukou

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Sao Paulo Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2685
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1939
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.09
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.22
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15990
$18568

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531