Guarulhos vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$225	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$271
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	68	29
🏙️ Population	1.32M	65.5K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 23% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6861st and 5493rd ($783 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 4485th and 8825th 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	$8.6	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$2877

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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 Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1013
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$743
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1209
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1272
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$738
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$627
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1156
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$591
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$373
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$821
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1364
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$773
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$786
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$795
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$693
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$666
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$627
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$564
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$759
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$699
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$531
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$946
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$488
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$830
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$670
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$658
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$995
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$575
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$533
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$759
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$639
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$673
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$596