Guarulhos vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$219	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	72
😀 Quality of life	60	61
🏙️ Population	1.32M	4.43M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 19% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6649th and 5921st ($733 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st 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 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5426th and 5184th 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	$8.01	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$4829

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952