Guarulhos vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$195	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	74
😀 Quality of life	63	62
🏙️ Population	1.32M	4.43M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 36% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7112th and 5031st ($697 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5499th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Johannesburg

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	Guarulhos	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915