Guarulhos vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Guarulhos vs Johannesburg

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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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Cities near Guarulhos

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

Cities near Johannesburg

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