Guarulhos vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$195	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	32
😀 Quality of life	63	21
🏙️ Population	1.32M	14.6M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 39% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7112th and 4833rd ($697 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5499th and 9069th 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	$7.18	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$22
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$4749

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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 Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$595
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$538
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$536
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$536
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$536
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$893
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$871
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$706
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$928
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$853
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$946
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1116
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$836
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$993
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1029
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$708
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$684
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1241
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$719
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$606
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$494
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$682
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$808
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$885
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$671
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$526
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$858
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1044
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1363
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$755
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1413
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$665
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$793
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$849