Guarulhos vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$195	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	63	28
🏙️ Population	1.32M	65.5K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 33% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7112th and 5224th ($697 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1st in Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5499th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Sao Tome

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	Guarulhos	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$4068

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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 Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598