Beijing vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$596	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	73	67
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.32M

The cost of living in Beijing is 39% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 5341st and 6972nd ($1044 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 56th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 2718th and 4893rd 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	$4.36	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$9734

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716