Freetown vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Freetown	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1347	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1705	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$974	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$343
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	22	94
😀 Quality of life	29	63
🏙️ Population	951K	1.32M

The cost of living in Freetown is 93% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4374th and 7112th ($1347 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 62nd in Sierra Leone and Brazil, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 8809th and 5499th 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	$2.91	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.4	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3183	$8855

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506

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