Guarulhos vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$202	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$2601
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	59	99
🏙️ Population	1.29M	14.3M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 58% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6983rd and 3085th ($691 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5397th and 3rd 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	$7.35	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$15495

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033