Guarulhos vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2401
🏠 One person rent	$211	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$719
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	84
😀 Quality of life	67	72
🏙️ Population	1.32M	11.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 13% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6972nd and 6527th ($753 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 4893rd and 3360th 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	$8.07	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$29918

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$680
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$594
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$652
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$644
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$782
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$684
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$671
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$652
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$683
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$665
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1126
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$669
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$644
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1002
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$623
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$650
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$628
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$617
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$636
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$697
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$557
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$680
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$611
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$646
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$765