Guarulhos vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$219	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$645
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	41
😀 Quality of life	60	56
🏙️ Population	1.32M	580K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 41% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6649th and 4318th ($733 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 0.5 months in Kingston. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5426th and 5883rd 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	$8.01	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$2133

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712