Guarulhos vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guarulhos Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$202
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$630
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
72
😀 Quality of life
59
58
🏙️ Population
1.29M
4.43M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 36% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6983rd and 5069th ($691 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 3rd in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5397th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guarulhos Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.35
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.1
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1141
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.16
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.43
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10855
$5865

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045