Freetown vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Freetown	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$751	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$387	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	22	94
😀 Quality of life	43	60
🏙️ Population	951K	1.32M

The cost of living in Freetown is 2% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6569th and 6649th ($751 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Sierra Leone and Brazil, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Freetown compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 6876th and 5426th 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	$2.93	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.7	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.1	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.1%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1081	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1080	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.53	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.26	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.78	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.8	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75.7	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2661	$11753

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1024
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$971
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$689
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$968
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$689
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$989
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$977
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$501
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$470
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$778
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$799
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$975
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$972
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1049
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$468
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$486
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$441
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1081
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$472
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1068
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$518
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$471
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1009
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1067
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1179
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$976
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$471
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$897
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1070
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$479
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$923
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$888
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$584
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$470

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683