Freetown vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$980	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$330
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	94
😀 Quality of life	37	59
🏙️ Population	951K	1.32M

The cost of living in Freetown is 103% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4063rd and 7119th ($1346 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd in Sierra Leone and Brazil, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 7302nd and 5407th 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	$2.9	$6.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$8512

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621