Guarulhos vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guarulhos Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$219
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$694
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$380
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
1.32M
24.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 38% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6649th and 4461st ($733 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5426th and 558th 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
$8.01
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$800
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.61%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1247
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.66
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.04
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.43
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.44
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.01
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11753
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740