Guarulhos vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$1226
🏠 One person rent	$219	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$654
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$114
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$74.4
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	60	38
🏙️ Population	1.32M	15.1M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 64% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6649th and 8781st ($733 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 0.2 months in Lagos. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5426th and 7384th 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	$8.01	$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$718

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683

Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$826
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$732
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$262
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$407
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$250
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$677
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$310
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$243
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$678
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$315
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$272
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$314
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$617
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$351
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$616
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$353
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$482
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$616
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$354
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$617
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$512
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$325
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$497
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$582
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$507
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$620
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$233
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$313
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$288
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$416
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$459
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$237
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443