Guarulhos vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$2802
🏠 One person rent	$202	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$1407
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	31
😀 Quality of life	59	40
🏙️ Population	1.29M	11.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 34% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6983rd and 5365th ($691 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5397th and 6878th 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	$7.35	$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$3879

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$589
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$529
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$531
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$531
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$531
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$803
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$852
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$793
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$869
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1024
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$810
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$902
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$932
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$702
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$705
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1201
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$736
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$652
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$488
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$723
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$757
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$815
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$764
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$518
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$796
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$879
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1368
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$710
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$812
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$655
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$728
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$933