Guarulhos vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$2349
🏠 One person rent	$219	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$1013
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	60	72
🏙️ Population	1.32M	11.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 12% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6649th and 6270th ($733 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 25th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5426th and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Hangzhou

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	Guarulhos	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$26569

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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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$755
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$707
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$725
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$720
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$707
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$811
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$677
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$694
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$687
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$771
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$789
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1190
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$731
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$731
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1074
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$713
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$688
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$690
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$713
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$644
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$675
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$741
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$625
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$651
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$682
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$898
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$763
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$735
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$682
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$740