Guarulhos vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$225	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	68	60
🏙️ Population	1.32M	4.8M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 35% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6861st and 4745th ($783 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 4485th and 5850th 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	$8.6	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$5103

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965