Guarulhos vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$2030
🏠 One person rent	$202	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	67
😀 Quality of life	59	57
🏙️ Population	1.29M	5.55M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 7% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6983rd and 6689th ($691 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 1st in Brazil and Kenya, respectively. Check Brazil vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5397th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Nairobi

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	Guarulhos	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$8325

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$571
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$482
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$493
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$535
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$543
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$548
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$460
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$518
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$483
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$581
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$583
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$560
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$511
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$466
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$601
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$643
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$707
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$559
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$564
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$675
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$736
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$639
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$579
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$509
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$622
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$723
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$509
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$568
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$545
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$784
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$509
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$441
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$510
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$509
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$576
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$579
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$768