Cape Town vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$681	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$343
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	94
😀 Quality of life	55	63
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.32M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 77% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4637th and 7112th ($1231 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 62nd 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 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 6312th and 5499th 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	$11.5	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$8855

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668