Sao Paulo vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$496	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	69	44
🏙️ Population	11.5M	7.01M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 81% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5192nd and 7987th ($1052 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 4142nd and 7223rd 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	$7.6	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$7830

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506