Guarulhos vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$211	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	4
😀 Quality of life	67	55
🏙️ Population	1.32M	24.5K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 24% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 6972nd and 5701st ($753 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Brazil and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 4893rd and 6376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Kingstown

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	Guarulhos	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$11266

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788