Guarulhos vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$195	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	19
😀 Quality of life	63	61
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.49M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 38% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7112th and 4912th ($697 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1st in Brazil and Angola, respectively. Check Brazil vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5499th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Luanda

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	Guarulhos	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$19860

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032