Guarulhos vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$202	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	59	22
🏙️ Population	1.29M	65.5K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 21% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6983rd and 6193rd ($691 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 2nd 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 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5397th and 8799th 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	$7.35	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$3719

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617