Guarulhos vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$195	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$2574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	63	99
🏙️ Population	1.32M	14.3M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 59% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7112th and 3130th ($697 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 3rd in Brazil and Japan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5499th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Tokyo

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	Guarulhos	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$14795

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961