Guangzhou vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guangzhou	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2063	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$354	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$829	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	74	67
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.32M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 4% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6835th and 6972nd ($782 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 56th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 2285th and 4893rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Guarulhos

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	Guangzhou	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8986	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.89	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.46	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16938	$9734

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$666
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$848
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$795
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$534
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$674
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$844
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1718
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$621
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$832
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2415
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$765
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$807
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$896
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$816
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$760
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$943
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$769
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$790
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$789
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$730
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$589
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$673
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$464
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$738
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$814
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$465
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$602
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$699
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$533
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$638
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$587
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$608
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$698
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$694

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716