Guarulhos vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$6205
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1790
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$3191
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$1245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	63	83
🏙️ Population	1.32M	7.41M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 74% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7112th and 532nd ($697 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5499th and 548th 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	$7.18	$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$7.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$22102

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598