Guarulhos vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$189	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$602
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	94	71
😀 Quality of life	59	61
🏙️ Population	1.32M	10.6M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 38% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7119th and 8748th ($662 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 5407th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Shijiazhuang

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	Guarulhos	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.9	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$4785

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716