Guangzhou vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guangzhou	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$785	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2110	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$342	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1288	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	77	68
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.32M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 0.2% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6854th and 6861st ($785 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 40th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 1149th and 4485th 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	$2.93	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.4	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.46%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9091	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3444	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.78	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.6	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19408	$9818

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$627
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$694
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$873
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$801
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$548
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$678
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$858
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1734
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$638
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2396
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$777
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$793
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$908
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$828
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$766
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$954
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$778
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$802
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$797
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$739
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$600
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$682
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$473
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$751
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$758
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$474
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$612
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$714
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$528
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$648
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$601
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$620
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$602
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$705
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$711

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722