Sao Paulo vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$537	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	96	17
😀 Quality of life	74	44
🏙️ Population	11.5M	7.01M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 87% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5003rd and 7977th ($1115 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 234th 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 Zhumadian. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 2408th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Zhumadian

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	Sao Paulo	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.85	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$9042

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507