Beijing vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$589	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$343
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.32M

The cost of living in Beijing is 48% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 5355th and 7112th ($1029 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 62nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 2546th and 5499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Guarulhos

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	Beijing	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$8855

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668