Guarulhos vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$195	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	63	77
🏙️ Population	1.32M	24.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 38% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7112th and 4879th ($697 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5499th and 1383rd 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	$7.18	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$27624

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753