Guarulhos vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$225	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	68	48
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.49M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 15% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6861st and 6128th ($783 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 0.2 months in Luanda. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 4485th and 6933rd 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	$8.6	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$14053

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$791
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$721
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$856
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$881
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$610
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$631
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$533
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$533
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$590
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$915
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$595
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$979
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$891
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1019
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$743
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$833
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$872
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1209
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1013
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$890
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$666
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$982
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$478
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1272
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1156
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$738
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1029