Brazzaville vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brazzaville	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1467	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$252	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$364
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	95
😀 Quality of life	41	67
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.32M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 20% less expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 7920th and 6972nd ($602 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th in the Congo and Brazil, respectively. Check the Congo vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 7836th and 4893rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Guarulhos

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	Brazzaville	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.83	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$906	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.16	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.8	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4619	$9734

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$543
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$544
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$544
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$543
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$895
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$870
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$695
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$932
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$815
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$897
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1047
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$851
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$999
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1037
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$745
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1239
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$665
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$692
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$595
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$492
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$816
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$662
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$668
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$887
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$522
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$857
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1042
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1254
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$750
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1344
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$641
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$834
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$785

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