Guarulhos vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$983
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$211	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	23
😀 Quality of life	67	27
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.45M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 23% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6972nd and 5778th ($753 vs $983) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Brazil and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Brazil vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Ouagadougou ranked 2nd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 4893rd and 8911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Ouagadougou

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	Guarulhos	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	12.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$19.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$4.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$18111

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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 Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$836
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$894
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$862
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$867
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$893
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$840
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$891
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$837
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$612
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1194
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$682
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$515
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$675
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$673
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$508
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1097
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$673
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$683
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$562
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1124
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$678
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$650
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$507
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$507
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$508
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1075
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$454
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$664
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$612
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$703
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$425
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$802
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$654
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$607
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$861
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1066