Guarulhos vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$195	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$504
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	40
😀 Quality of life	63	57
🏙️ Population	1.32M	580K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 49% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 7112th and 4339th ($697 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5499th and 6173rd 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	$7.18	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$4783

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713