Freetown vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$849	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$346
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	22	94
😀 Quality of life	38	59
🏙️ Population	951K	1.29M

The cost of living in Freetown is 76% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4564th and 6983rd ($1213 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Sierra Leone and Brazil, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 7131st and 5397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Guarulhos

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	Freetown	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$6.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$10855

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640