Brazzaville vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brazzaville	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1447	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$245	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$364
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	95
😀 Quality of life	41	68
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.32M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 25% less expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 8070th and 6861st ($590 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in the Congo and Brazil, respectively. Check the Congo vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 7667th and 4485th 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	$3.7	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.42%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1576	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$889	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.93	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.61	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.37	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.4	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5084	$9818

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$533
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$881
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$856
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$915
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$721
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$791
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$923
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$833
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$979
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1019
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$743
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1209
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$610
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$631
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$554
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$478
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$801
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$595
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$666
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$872
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$506
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$843
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1013
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1156
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$738
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1272
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$627
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$821
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$771

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722