Guarulhos vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$219	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	67
😀 Quality of life	60	59
🏙️ Population	1.32M	5.55M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 13% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6649th and 7242nd ($733 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5426th and 5517th 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	$8.01	$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$6839

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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 Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$530
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$524
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$439
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$486
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$536
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$405
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$441
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$424
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$557
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$557
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$493
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$542
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$493
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$622
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$600
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$654
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$581
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$706
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$762
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$600
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$556
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$449
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$599
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$677
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$446
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$543
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$539
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$748
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$448
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$458
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$445
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$448
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$553
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$566
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$747