Guarulhos vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$1809
🏠 One person rent	$219	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	94	93
😀 Quality of life	60	67
🏙️ Population	1.32M	9.37M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 4% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6649th and 6756th ($733 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 82nd 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 Hefei. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 5426th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Hefei

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	Guarulhos	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$8280

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696