Guarulhos vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$2529
🏠 One person rent	$225	$581
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$983
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$251
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	68	27
🏙️ Population	1.32M	14.6M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 31% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6861st and 4904th ($783 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Brazil and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Brazil vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.2 months in Kinshasa. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 4485th and 8881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Kinshasa

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	Guarulhos	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$4.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$6.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$5052

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$590
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$533
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$531
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$533
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$531
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$881
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$915
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$721
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$791
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$923
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$833
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$979
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1019
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$743
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$610
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1209
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$631
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$554
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$478
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$595
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$801
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$872
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$666
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$506
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$843
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1013
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1156
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$738
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1272
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$627
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$771
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$821