Guarulhos vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$211	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$3779
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	67	65
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.49M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 28% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6972nd and 5315th ($753 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 3.6 months in Luanda. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 4893rd and 5283rd 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	$8.07	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$16706

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$897
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$815
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$870
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$895
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$695
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$665
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$692
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$595
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$544
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$544
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$543
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$602
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$932
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$543
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$662
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$999
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$855
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1037
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$745
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$851
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$887
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1239
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1042
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$873
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$668
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$971
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$492
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1344
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1254
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$750
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1039