Guarulhos vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$219	$280
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$462
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	60	21
🏙️ Population	1.32M	71.9K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 15% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6649th and 6146th ($733 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5426th and 8947th 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	$8.01	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$3475

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$866
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$697
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1242
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$990
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$683
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$587
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1300
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$233
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$237
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$860
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$507
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$330
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$351
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$354
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$325
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$567
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$315
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$290
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$761
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$436
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$272
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$448
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$243
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$732
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$250
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$262
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$826
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$310
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$510
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$678
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$407
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$749
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$509
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$510
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$677