Guangzhou vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guangzhou	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$322	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$343
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	75	63
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.32M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 9% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6838th and 7112th ($758 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 62nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 2100th and 5499th 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	$2.82	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9090	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3370	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14783	$8855

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677

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