Guarulhos vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$1354
🏠 One person rent	$195	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$183
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	94	70
😀 Quality of life	63	65
🏙️ Population	1.32M	10.6M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 38% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7112th and 8645th ($697 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 489th 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 Shijiazhuang. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 5499th and 5294th 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	$7.18	$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$4870

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$527
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$535
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$527
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$523
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$574
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$548
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$505
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$550
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$499
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$454
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$456
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$544
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$543
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$565
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$552
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$553
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$538
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$480
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$495
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$546
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$564
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$634
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$502
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$638
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$516
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$534
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$654
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$580
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$689
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$619
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$748
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$707