Guarulhos vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$202	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$1129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	59	71
🏙️ Population	1.29M	11.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 18% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6983rd and 6287th ($691 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5397th and 2189th 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	$7.35	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$22679

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774