Guarulhos vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$219	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	89
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	1.32M	5.87M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 76% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6649th and 133rd ($733 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st in Brazil and Singapore, respectively. Check Brazil vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5426th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Singapore City

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	Guarulhos	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$26424

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Cities near Guarulhos

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544