Guarulhos vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$202	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$1905
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	59	79
🏙️ Population	1.29M	24.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 39% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6983rd and 4780th ($691 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5397th and 571st 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	$7.35	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774