Guarulhos vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$225	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$1068
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	68	76
🏙️ Population	1.32M	24.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 32% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6861st and 4880th ($783 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 5th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 4485th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Shanghai

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	Guarulhos	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789