Guarulhos vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$1907
🏠 One person rent	$219	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	36
😀 Quality of life	60	51
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.47M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 6% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6649th and 6460th ($733 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 9th in Brazil and Zambia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5426th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Lusaka

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	Guarulhos	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$5932

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$795
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1210
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1238
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1236
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1107
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$689
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$734
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$957
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$691
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$761
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1121
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$722
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$953
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$777
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$970
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$837
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$961
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$645
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$367
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$550
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1176
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$993
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$332
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$337
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$363
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$326
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$332
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$338
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$327
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$554
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$511
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1014
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$605
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$457
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$992