Guarulhos vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$189	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$162
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	47
😀 Quality of life	59	40
🏙️ Population	1.32M	15.1M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 41% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7119th and 4761st ($662 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 3rd in Brazil and Nigeria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5407th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Lagos

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	Guarulhos	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.9	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$2289

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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 Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507