Chengdu vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$297	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	95
😀 Quality of life	76	68
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.32M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 12% less expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 7360th and 6861st ($688 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 40th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 1238th and 4485th 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	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$9818

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

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