Guarulhos vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$3311
🏠 One person rent	$195	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$997
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$2542
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	96
😀 Quality of life	63	97
🏙️ Population	1.32M	3.76M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 48% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 7112th and 4404th ($697 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 17th 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 Yokohama. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 5499th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Yokohama

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	Guarulhos	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$6388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$42.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$18032

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1071
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1051
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1017
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1054
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$959
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$958
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$935
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$968
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1067
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1113
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1058
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1040
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1698
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$971
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1088
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$971
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1029
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1085
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1068
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1073