Guarulhos vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$189	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$2474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	59	99
🏙️ Population	1.32M	14.3M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 59% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7119th and 3019th ($662 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5407th 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	$6.9	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$15235

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101