Guarulhos vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$1346
🏠 One person rent	$195	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$135
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	38
😀 Quality of life	63	39
🏙️ Population	1.32M	3.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 31% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7112th and 8436th ($697 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 5499th and 7874th 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	$7.18	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$0.79
🥤 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	$194	$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$5514

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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 Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$631
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$668
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$822
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$1066
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$600
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$417
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$652
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$684
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$1057
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1224
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$576
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$699
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$835
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$1057
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$703
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$1123
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$705
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$598
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$1083
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$712
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$793
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$646
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$846
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$1099
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1102
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$877
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$820
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$664
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$822