Sao Paulo vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$462	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	65	38
🏙️ Population	11.5M	7.01M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 53% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5654th and 7314th ($976 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 Zhumadian. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 4281st and 7150th 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	$6.51	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$8598

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Cities near Sao Paulo

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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504