Guangzhou vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guangzhou	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$333	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$834	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1117	$380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	75	60
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.32M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 1% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6607th and 6649th ($742 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 48th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 955th and 5426th 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	$4.17	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1120	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.66%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10173	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4278	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.23	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.5	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18235	$11753

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$575
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$589
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$812
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$781
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$481
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$618
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$816
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1565
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$837
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$830
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2410
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$891
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$856
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$876
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$824
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$774
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1083
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$785
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$831
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$857
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$752
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$738
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$799
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$716
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$806
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$812
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$735
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$525
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$584
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$596
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$611
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$620

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683