Guarulhos vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$225	$604
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$628
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	95	63
😀 Quality of life	68	43
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.27M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 24% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6861st and 5331st ($783 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 7th in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 4485th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Soweto

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	Guarulhos	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$5012

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$742
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$997
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$784
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$1015
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$994
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$902
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$872
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$875
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$811
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$903
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$691
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$723
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$691
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$663
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$607
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$882
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$494
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$611
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$904
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$549
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$590
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$912
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1014
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$938
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$632
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$965