Guarulhos vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2298
🏠 One person rent	$195	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$882
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	63	72
🏙️ Population	1.32M	11.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 16% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 7112th and 6563rd ($697 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 20th 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 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5499th and 2980th 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	$7.18	$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$28925

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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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753