Guarulhos vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$6294
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$3471
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$501
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$4054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	60	89
🏙️ Population	1.32M	7.41M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 72% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6649th and 503rd ($733 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5426th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Hong Kong

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	Guarulhos	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$6.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$20363

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$618
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1565
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$481
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$589
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$837
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$812
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$742
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1083
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$575
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$816
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$891
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$781
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$830
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$876
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$738
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$856
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$588
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$799
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$824
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$774
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$857
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$831
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$785
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$812
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$752
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$721
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$620
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$735
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$851
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$525
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$611