Guarulhos vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$1696
🏠 One person rent	$195	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$98
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	36
😀 Quality of life	63	50
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.47M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 6% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7112th and 7398th ($697 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 8th 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 0.1 months in Lusaka. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5499th and 6625th 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	$7.18	$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$11593

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$687
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$577
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1062
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1278
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1069
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$761
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$653
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1021
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$779
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$912
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$587
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1032
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$658
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$820
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$873
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$755
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$592
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$587
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$888
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$916
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$493
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$565
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$506
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
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	$536
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$514
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$996
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$577
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$495
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692