Guarulhos vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$195	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$664
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$126
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	21
😀 Quality of life	63	23
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.45M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 27% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7112th and 5884th ($697 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Ouagadougou ranked 3rd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5499th and 9002nd 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	$7.18	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$17372

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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 Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$820
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$877
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$846
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$822
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$874
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$821
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$576
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1172
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$712
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$703
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$506
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1099
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$699
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$652
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$532
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1123
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$684
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$646
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$506
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$508
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$506
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1066
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$417
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$631
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$598
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$668
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$466
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$835
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$630
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$600
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$822
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1057