Guarulhos vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$1416
🏠 One person rent	$211	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$301
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	67	44
🏙️ Population	1.32M	3.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 34% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6972nd and 8304th ($753 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 0.3 months in Kumasi. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 4893rd and 7400th 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	$8.07	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$0.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$5532

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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 Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$664
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$703
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$861
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$654
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$1075
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$607
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$454
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$683
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$678
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$1066
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1198
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$612
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$673
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$802
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$1063
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$1124
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$675
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$612
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$1092
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$682
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$796
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$862
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$1097
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1022
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$894
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$759
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$836
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$665
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$983
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$893
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$840