Guarulhos vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$3364
🏠 One person rent	$211	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$1211
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$502
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$525
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	41
😀 Quality of life	67	57
🏙️ Population	1.32M	938K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 48% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6972nd and 4191st ($753 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Brazil and Jamaica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 4893rd and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Kingston

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	Guarulhos	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$5107

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769