Guarulhos vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$1784
🏠 One person rent	$211	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$381
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	35
😀 Quality of life	67	50
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.47M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 10% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6972nd and 7322nd ($753 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 0.2 months in Lusaka. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 4893rd and 6732nd 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	$8.07	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$13300

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$750
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1189
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1473
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1229
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$754
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$718
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1024
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$706
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$768
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1030
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$577
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1039
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$630
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$828
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$861
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$764
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$591
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$633
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1002
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$924
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$495
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$530
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$505
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$551
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$628
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$469
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692