Guarulhos vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$2407
🏠 One person rent	$225	$429
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$687
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$398
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$143
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	23
😀 Quality of life	68	28
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.45M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 21% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6861st and 5662nd ($783 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 4485th and 8844th 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	$8.6	$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$7.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$18.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$31.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$95.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$17381

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$830
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$863
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$868
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$891
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$836
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$889
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$835
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$666
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1162
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$661
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$501
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$656
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$656
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$495
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$495
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1076
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$657
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$727
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$606
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1100
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$665
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$654
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$494
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$494
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$493
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1049
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$500
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$714
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$596
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$561
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$762
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$372
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$759
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$697
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$583
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$927
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1043