Sao Paulo vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2532
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$462
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$581
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
95
17
😀 Quality of life
65
38
🏙️ Population
11.5M
9.03M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 68% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5654th and 7893rd ($976 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 4281st and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1051
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.38%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.37
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$527
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14254
$14854

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484