Guarulhos vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$189	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	38
😀 Quality of life	59	34
🏙️ Population	1.32M	444K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 53% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7119th and 8890th ($662 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 9th in Brazil and Ghana, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 5407th and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Kumasi

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	Guarulhos	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.9	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$5465

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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 Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$551
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$588
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$889
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$553
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$354
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$575
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$632
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$882
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1022
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$507
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$647
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$882
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$937
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$651
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$590
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$906
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$658
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$709
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$613
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$904
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$916
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1113
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$774
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$776
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$743
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$677
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$735