Guarulhos vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$211	$620
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$1631
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	95	63
😀 Quality of life	67	48
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.27M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 29% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6972nd and 5251st ($753 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 4893rd and 6890th 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	$8.07	$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$4370

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$958
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$1089
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$765
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$892
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$967
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$792
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$1049
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$910
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$875
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$899
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$826
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$901
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$697
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$731
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$694
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$662
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$652
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$912
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$681
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$511
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$630
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$927
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$551
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$916
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$966
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$948
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$633
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$950