Chengdu vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$281	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	95
😀 Quality of life	75	67
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.32M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 11% less expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 7467th and 6972nd ($666 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 56th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 1710th and 4893rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Guarulhos

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	Chengdu	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$9734

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

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