Guarulhos vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$4005
🏠 One person rent	$219	$760
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$1537
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$2885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	60	100
🏙️ Population	1.32M	14M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 53% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6649th and 3238th ($733 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 1.9 months in Tokyo. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5426th and 1st 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	$8.01	$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$15051

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1117
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1115
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1053
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1067
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1062
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1091
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$985
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1143
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1049
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1031
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1063