Guarulhos vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2443
🏠 One person rent	$195	$618
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$87.1
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	47
😀 Quality of life	63	41
🏙️ Population	1.32M	15.1M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 37% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7112th and 4957th ($697 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5499th and 7632nd 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	$7.18	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$2304

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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 Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$793
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$752
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$664
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$778
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$598
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$705
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$646
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$644
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$835
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$632
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$664
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$526
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$699
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$926
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$684
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$417
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$652
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$703
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$1051
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$705
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$600
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$878
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$668
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$822
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1774
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$712
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$563
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$961
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$674
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$852
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1514
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$532
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$631
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$397
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576