Guarulhos vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$1691
🏠 One person rent	$195	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$317
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$119
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	25
😀 Quality of life	63	39
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.44M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 4% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7112th and 7283rd ($697 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 6th in Brazil and Cameroon, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5499th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Yaounde

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	Guarulhos	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$1806

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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 Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1363
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$793
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$849
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$665
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$755
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$698
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1241
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1413
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$397
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$708
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$494
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$674
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$961
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1774
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$563
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$878
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1051
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$621
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$926
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1044
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$632
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1514
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$810
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$644
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$781
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$536
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$664
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$526
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$644
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$596
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$505
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$852
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$836
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$393
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$778