Guangzhou vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$333	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$346
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	75	59
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.29M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 10% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6983rd ($763 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 45th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 1036th and 5397th 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	$3.58	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$6.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$10855

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671

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