Guarulhos vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$189	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	90
😀 Quality of life	59	70
🏙️ Population	1.32M	13.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 4% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7119th and 6956th ($662 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5407th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Tianjin

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	Guarulhos	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.9	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616