Cape Town vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$773	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	95
😀 Quality of life	55	67
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.32M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 82% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4432nd and 6972nd ($1366 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 56th in South Africa and Brazil, respectively. Check South Africa vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 6382nd and 4893rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Guarulhos

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	Cape Town	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$9734

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

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