Brazzaville vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$247	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$330
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	94
😀 Quality of life	35	59
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.32M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 12% less expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 7901st and 7119th ($580 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd in the Congo and Brazil, respectively. Check the Congo vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 7456th and 5407th 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	$3.51	$6.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$1562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$8512

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$520
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$519
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$523
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$522
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$844
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$821
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$876
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$788
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$863
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1012
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$850
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$934
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$976
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$668
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1121
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$645
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$671
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$577
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$482
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$767
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$634
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$828
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$513
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$806
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$900
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1265
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$655
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$741
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$601
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$764
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$746

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621