Guarulhos vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$189	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	41
😀 Quality of life	59	54
🏙️ Population	1.32M	580K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 52% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 7119th and 3941st ($662 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 0.6 months in Kingston. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5407th and 5942nd 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	$6.9	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$2764

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707